The Sibling Bond in Autism: The Story of Nicholas and Davis
Davis has autism. His big brother Nicholas doesn’t. How does autism affect their sibling bond?
Read MoreGet the latest autism updates from SPARK, including information about genes and ASD research, webinars, and personal stories from our community.
Our ‘genes’ page provides short, easy-to-understand descriptions of genes linked to autism. Under ‘research’, you’ll find the latest updates from SPARK and other autism studies. In our ‘stories’ section, families, scientists and others share their journeys. In our monthly webinars, speakers from the autism community provide useful information for families and people with autism. All are welcome–invitation links are issued in our monthly newsletter. If you have suggestions for webinar topics, please email us at webinars@sparkforautism.org.
Davis has autism. His big brother Nicholas doesn’t. How does autism affect their sibling bond?
Read 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.
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Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Brian Boyd discusses implicit racial bias and how it affects access to services in autism.
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Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Eileen Crehan discusses sexuality and relationship education for autistic learners and LGBTQ+ youth.
Read MoreWhen it comes to autism, the Lee family is often among the first to try a new program.
Read MoreWhen her son was diagnosed with autism, one mother decided to do everything she could to help him, including returning to school to study applied behavior analysis.
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