Once Blamed for Her Son’s Autism, Mother Learns the Real Cause From SPARK
In 1970, a doctor blamed Arletta Rinier for her son’s autism. Five decades later, she learned the real reason for his autism from the SPARK study.
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Autism is believed to be caused by genetic as well as some environmental factors. Learn more about the causes of autism in these articles and webinars.
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Webinar: Gene-Environment Interaction in Autism-Cells, Populations, and Stakeholders
In this recorded webinar, Heather Volk describes the current state of gene-environment interaction research in autism.
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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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What Role Does the Environment Play in Autism?
Most scientists agree that both our genes and the environment contribute to autism, but what exactly do they mean by the environment?
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Webinar: Exploring Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism
In this recorded webinar, Heather Volk, Ph.D., M.P.H., talks about recent advances in our understanding of autism and the environment.
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Four Things to Know About Environmental Autism Risk Factors
In this webinar, cohosted with the Simons Simplex Collection: (SSC) @IAN community, Craig Newschaffer discusses environmental autism risk factors. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Study Spotlight: GEARS Study
Scientists aim to uncover how genetic and environmental factors might interact to raise risk for autism.
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