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.
Join us for this webinar on October 18th. Matthew Lerner, Ph.D., will discuss what service providers are doing and what they believe are the most effective services.
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Could doctors identify autistic youth who are thinking about suicide, before a crisis occurs? Learn what researchers are doing now to help prevent suicide.
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Religious leaders play an important role in the Black community. That is why they also can help in the effort to reduce racial disparities in health care and autism research, some say.
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In this recorded webinar, Dr. John Constantino talks about his research into the disparities in the timing of autism diagnoses.
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Patty Manning, a developmental pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, sometimes sees patients in unusual places—in a car seat, walking around the hospital’s library, or simply in the clinic hallway. As a specialist treating children with autism spectrum disorders, she follows her patients’ needs and moods on that particular day.
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