After a Research Match study’s findings are published, SPARK prepares a summary report. Read about some current and past SPARK Research Match studies.
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Researchers wanted to learn the different ways that youth engage in their interests, and whether caregivers viewed these ways as helpful or not helpful. Learn more about the results.
Learn MoreThis Research Match report summarizes a study that explored the relationship between the age at which people are diagnosed with autism and their satisfaction with aspects of their lives in adulthood.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match report summarizes research that looks at how to identify depression in autistic adults with limited or no speech.
Learn MoreThis Research Match summary describes a study that explored how sleep and physical activity are different in adults with autism compared with family members who do not have autism.
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This SPARK Research Match report describes a study that looks at how parents respond when their young child is upset or has negative emotions.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match report describes a study that looked at how GI symptoms affected children’s lives.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match report summarizes a study that investigated whether balance and movement problems, commonly seen in autistic children, are also found in middle-aged and older autistic adults.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match Summary Report describes a study about the self-reported strengths and talents of autistic adults
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match Summary Report discusses a study testing a self-report online tool for people with IDD.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match report explores self-reported masking in sexual minority and heterosexual autistic adults.
Learn MoreThis SPARK Research Match report describes a study aimed at understanding the differences between urban and rural healthcare experiences as reported by autistic people.
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