When SPARKs Fly: David and Vell’s Journey to Love
Watch this video interview to learn about David and Vell’s relationship and hear their advice for other autistic adults looking to step into the dating world.
Learn MoreThe 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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Learn MoreAutistic people and their families often face angry stares, judgmental comments, or outright rejection. How does stigma affect them?
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung discusses what SPARK Research Match is and how it works.
Learn MoreSome people with autism struggle to manage emotions that may become so intense they cause a meltdown. What are researchers learning about emotion regulation in autism?
Learn MoreA good journalist always verifies the facts. So when former broadcast reporter Karen Zarsadiaz-Ige first read about the SPARK autism study, she checked it out. Here’s what she learned.
Learn MoreDifficulty managing the intensity and duration of emotions is common in autism. Be sure to view this important recorded webinar.
Learn MoreReligious leaders play an important role in the Black community. That is why they also can help in the effort to reduce racial disparities in health care and autism research, some say.
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Mirian Ofonedu discusses strategies for addressing barriers to services and other opportunities.
Learn MoreBefore she was a behavior analyst, author, and podcaster, Mary Lynch Barbera was a mom trying to find ways to help her son with autism.
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D., helps us understand language development in autism.
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