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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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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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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In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung shares insights on autism research progress and discusses SPARK’s findings and goals.
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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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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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In this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung discusses the progress that has been made in autism research, including SPARK findings, and what SPARK hopes to learn.
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What’s it like to get an autism diagnosis as an adult? Find out from some people in the SPARK autism study.
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