About the SPARK Study
The SPARK study includes researchers from over 30 of the top medical and autism centers in the country. We are discovering new things all the time. To discover answers that matter to you, we need you to join. Once you are part of SPARK, you may be invited to all sorts of other studies conducted by hundreds of scientists.
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You're a Lot Like a Scientist

Parenting is a lot of trial and error. Rest assured that SPARK scientists are working on answers to the same things that keep you up at night.
We often talk about autism with and without intellectual disability. We should also talk about autistic individuals with and without sleep problems, and what this tells us about the causes of autism.
Dr. Maja Bucan
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Is Autism Different in Girls?

Read how the 31,000 females in the SPARK study are helping researchers find answers.
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