Learn how SPARK analyzes study participants’ DNA and how getting a genetic diagnosis affects some families’ journeys in these articles, webinars, and family stories.
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SPARK lets participants know if they have a variant (or change) in a gene that is very likely to have been a primary cause of their autism. This process is called ‘returning genetic results.’
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This SPARK Research Summary Report describes results from published research about genetic testing.
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You have received your SPARK saliva kit(s). Now what? This article provides resources that can help.
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Which autistic people are most likely to learn something from a DNA test? And what does DNA tell us about why autism differs in each person? The SPARK study has answers.
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In this recorded webinar, Jessica Wright, Ph.D., presents the findings from a SPARK study describing what was learned from returning genetic results to SPARK participants.
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What’s it like to learn that your child’s autism is the result of a tiny variation in a gene? Do you feel relief, worry, hope, sadness?
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This SPARK Research Match report describes the effect on parents of getting a genetic diagnosis for their child with autism.
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In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung discusses what progress has been made in the field of autism research, including SPARK findings, and what SPARK hopes to learn moving forward.
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In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung answers your questions about SPARK and autism.
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When Mercedes Riggs opened the email from SPARK, she texted her husband, “You won’t believe this.” Learn how SPARK provided answers to one family’s questions about their son’s autism.
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