How Many Kinds of Autism Exist?
How many different types of autism are there? A study involving SPARK participants proposes an answer.
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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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Webinar: Celebrating Ten Years of SPARK-Ten Areas Where SPARK Increased Our Understanding of Autism
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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Webinar: How Many Autisms are There? Grouping Traits to Reveal Different Genetic Programs
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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Traveling the Distance to Help an Autistic Child
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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Webinar: The Numbers Behind Autism-Unpacking Prevalence, Trends, and Understanding of Heterogeneity
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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Project Seeks to Unlock the Mysteries of Sleep for Autistic Youth
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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Webinar: Autism Research Needs Your SPARK-Moving Autism Research Forward
In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung shares insights on autism research progress and discusses SPARK’s findings and goals.
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Your Questions About Autism, Answered
You or your child has just been diagnosed with autism. You have questions. SPARK has answers.
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SPARK Research Match Summary Report: What Might Explain the Link Between Camouflaging and Anxiety and Depression in Autistic Adults?
This SPARK Research Match study looks at the relationship between camouflaging and anxiety and depression amount autistic adults.
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Webinar: Autism BrainNet-Advancing Research through the Gift of Brain Donation
In this recorded webinar, the speakers discuss brain research and Autism BrainNet, a resource for postmortem brain tissue.
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