Webinar: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Don’t miss this recorded webinar in which Eileen Crehan, Ph.D., discusses sexual orientation and gender identity in autism, and provides helpful resources.
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Get the latest autism updates from SPARK, including information about genes and ASD research, webinars, and personal stories from our community.
Our ‘genes’ page provides short, easy-to-understand descriptions of genes linked to autism. Under ‘research’, you’ll find the latest updates from SPARK and other autism studies. In our ‘stories’ section, families, scientists and others share their journeys. In our monthly webinars, speakers from the autism community provide useful information for families and people with autism. All are welcome–invitation links are issued in our monthly newsletter. If you have suggestions for webinar topics, please email us at webinars@sparkforautism.org.
Autistic People More Likely to Identify as LGBTQ
People on the autism spectrum are more likely to identify as LGBTQ than the general population, according to research.
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Genetic Differences in Males and Females Diagnosed with Autism
A new study suggests that different genes can contribute to autism in biological males and females.
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Webinar: Sex Bias and the Genetics of Autism
In this recorded webinar, learn about recent genetic research that may help explain why more males than females are diagnosed with autism.
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Answers for Autism
We asked you what you wanted to know about autism, and you responded with thought-provoking and important questions.
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Q&A with Kathy Koenig
Kathy Koenig describes the programs that she has developed tp help girls with autism learn to socialize and form friendships.
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Girls and Women on the Spectrum: Challenges with Diagnosis and Intervention
The speaker for our eighth webinar is Kathy Koenig, MSN, director of the Initiative for Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder and associate research scientist at the Yale Child Study Center. In this webinar, Koenig discusses the complexities of diagnosing girls and women with autism and describes the different challenges for intervention that families face. She also offers some thoughts about how parents can create learning and social opportunities for their daughters. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Are Girls With Autism Hiding in Plain Sight?
Scientists are making discoveries that challenge common assumptions about autism, girls and gender
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