Alcohol, Drugs, and Autism: What Risk Do Autistic People Face?
For years, it was assumed that autistic people rarely used and struggled with alcohol and drugs. What’s the reality?
Read MoreAutism is a complex condition. Researchers across a wide variety of disciplines, from cell biology to education, are providing insights through their work. The articles listed below discuss what autism researchers are learning with the help of all of the research participants in the autism community.
For years, it was assumed that autistic people rarely used and struggled with alcohol and drugs. What’s the reality?
Read MoreSPARK Snapshots summarize the data that we have collected. View our latest, which provides a window into the journey of SPARK participants.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreChildren and adults with autism are at a greater risk for an inactive lifestyle and obesity than others. What unique challenges to physical fitness do they face?
Read MoreWhat if we could predict autism and begin interventions in babies before they develop signs of the condition? That’s the goal of an almost 20-year-old autism study.
Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Girault presents an overview of what we know about brain development in autism during infancy.
Read MoreOne of autism’s enduring questions is why do many children and adults on the spectrum under- or over-react to sound? Learn what we know, and don’t know, about sensory differences.
Read MoreWe know very little about autistic people as they age. Adults in the SPARK study are changing that. Find out how.
Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung discusses what progress has been made in the field of autism research, including SPARK findings, and what SPARK hopes to learn moving forward.
Read MoreIn this recorded webinar, Matthew Lerner, Ph.D., discusses what autism service providers are doing and what they believe are the most effective services.
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