Autism is a complex condition. Researchers across a wide variety of disciplines, from cell biology to education, are providing insights through their work. The articles listed below discuss what autism researchers are learning with the help of all of the research participants in the autism community.
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SPARK is celebrating its 10th anniversary! In this recorded webinar, Dr. Chung presents an overview of ten research areas in which SPARK has increased our understanding of autism.
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In this recorded webinar, the speaker describes how detailed clinical and genetic data from the SPARK were used to identify distinct groups of autistic individuals and the genetic patterns associated with each.
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How far will parents go to help their autistic child? For one SPARK family, the distance could be measured in continents.
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In this recorded webinar, Karen Pierce, Ph.D., discusses how we know how many people have autism and why the count is always changing.
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At least half of autistic children have trouble sleeping. The Simons Sleep Project has found an advanced way to study sleep while children are in their own homes.
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In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung shares insights on autism research progress and discusses SPARK’s findings and goals.
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You or your child has just been diagnosed with autism. You have questions. SPARK has answers.
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This SPARK Research Match study looks at the relationship between camouflaging and anxiety and depression amount autistic adults.
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In this recorded webinar, the speakers discuss brain research and Autism BrainNet, a resource for postmortem brain tissue.
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You’re bombarded with information about autism interventions. How can you tell if there’s scientific evidence for them? A SPARK researcher explains what research is — and isn’t.
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