SPARK Research Match is a service that matches qualified members of the SPARK community to autism research studies. It provides the opportunity to participate in studies led by researchers throughout the U.S. and internationally. A wide variety of researchers use Research Match to find potential participants who are willing to volunteer for their online or in person studies. Participants get the chance to be represented in research and hear about studies that are appropriate for them. And, we can all learn more about autism.
Listed below are articles about SPARK Research Match studies.
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This SPARK Research Match report summarizes a study that suggests that many Black autistic adults have undiagnosed depression compared with white autistic adults.
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.
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The SPARK research study launched with the goal of becoming large enough to significantly increase what we know about autism. So how’s it going after 10 years?
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 report describes a study about the role that stigma plays in the use of services by different groups.
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