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In the following articles and webinars, you can learn how SPARK, the largest autism research study, is advancing our understanding of autism.
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Webinar: Celebrating Ten Years of SPARK-Ten Areas Where SPARK Increased Our Understanding of Autism
SPARK is celebrating its 10th anniversary! In this recorded webinar, Dr. Chung presents an overview of ten research areas in which SPARK has increased our understanding of autism.
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You Have Questions – The SPARK Help Desk Has Answers
What does SPARK study? What’s happening with the saliva sample I sent for DNA analysis? These are among the thousands of questions that the SPARK help desk answers. Learn how this team can help you, too.
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What Is Your SPARK Dashboard?
When you join SPARK, you will get access to a personalized web page where SPARK displays important information about the study including research opportunities and personal reports. You can access your SPARK Dashboard by logging in on the SPARK website.
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Webinar: Autism Research Needs Your SPARK-Moving Autism Research Forward
In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung shares insights on autism research progress and discusses SPARK’s findings and goals.
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Saliva Collection Resources
You have received your SPARK saliva kit(s). Now what? This article provides resources that can help.
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What Can Autistic People Learn From Genetic Testing?
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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Webinar: What SPARK is Learning from Returning Genetic Results to Participants with Autism
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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The Whys of Autism: Parents See Mostly Benefits to Learning Their Child’s Autism is Genetic
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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SPARK Snapshots: A Window Into the Autism Journey
SPARK Snapshots summarize the data that we have collected. View our latest, which provides a window into the journey of SPARK participants.
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