Autism Plus: What Conditions Are Common in People on the Spectrum?
What medical and learning conditions are more common in autistic children and adults than in other people?
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Attention issues such as ADD and ADHD sometimes occur alongside autism. Read about families’ experiences with attention issues and discover what researchers have learned in the articles and webinars below.
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Webinar: Girls and Autism
In this recorded webinar, Ericka Wodka, Ph.D., discusses recent research on autism in girls and women.
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Webinar: The Overlap Between Autism, ADHD, and Executive Functioning
In this webinar, Ericka Wodka discusses the challenges children with autism often have focusing, maintaining attention, and planning and organizing their environment.
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Community Spotlight: Jennifer Kelly
Jennifer Kelly took her son to a specialist because he was having behavior problems at school. But the doctor’s initial diagnosis didn’t seem right.
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SPARK Community Update: Diagnosis Stories
We asked SPARK participants to tell us about how they or their family members were diagnosed with autism and what it means to them.
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Creating Meaningful Individual Education Plans (IEPs): What Parents Need to Know
In this webinar, Jennifer Krumins discusses how parents can take an active role in their child’s educational planning.
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