What Menstrual Products Do Autistic Youth Prefer?
What menstrual products do autistic youth prefer? A new SPARK study answers that question.
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The articles and webinars below highlight the latest autism research findings made possible by SPARK participants, researchers, and others throughout the world. You can also read about the autism journeys of SPARK families.
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SPARK Research Summary Report: What Has Genetic Testing of Autistic People Revealed?
This SPARK Research Summary Report describes results from published research about genetic testing.
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Saliva Collection Resources
You have received your SPARK saliva kit(s). Now what? This article provides resources that can help.
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SPARK Research Match Summary Report: How Do Autistic Youth Engage in Their Special Interests?
Researchers wanted to learn the different ways that youth engage in their interests, and whether caregivers viewed these ways as helpful or not helpful. Learn more about the results.
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A Mother’s Push for Answers Leads to Autism Diagnoses
What do you do when you think your child might have autism, but others don’t? How one mother’s push for answers led to two diagnoses.
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What Can Autistic People Learn From Genetic Testing?
Which autistic people are most likely to learn something from a DNA test? And what does DNA tell us about why autism differs in each person? The SPARK study has answers.
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Webinar: What SPARK is Learning from Returning Genetic Results to Participants with Autism
In this recorded webinar, Jessica Wright, Ph.D., presents the findings from a SPARK study describing what was learned from returning genetic results to SPARK participants.
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The Whys of Autism: Parents See Mostly Benefits to Learning Their Child’s Autism is Genetic
What’s it like to learn that your child’s autism is the result of a tiny variation in a gene? Do you feel relief, worry, hope, sadness?
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Webinar: Aging in Autism-Risk and Resilience
In this recorded webinar, Gregory L. Wallace, Ph.D., discusses risk and resilience in autistic people as they age.
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When Dinnertime is a Struggle: Very Picky Eating in Children with Autism
Picky eating can be more intense and last longer in children with autism. What can families do when mealtime becomes a struggle?
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