Lessons from a Study of Severe Autism
What are we learning about severe autism, mental health, and challenging behaviors from a sister study to SPARK?
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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.
Sleep and Autism: Helping Families Get the Rest They Need
In this webinar, Beth Malow shares more about research on sleep and autism. She also gives practical tips and resources related to sleep.
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Sleep in ASD
In this webinar, Dr. Ashura Buckley defines sleep terminology and discusses the basics of the sleep/wake cycle. She also talks about the types of sleep problems in people with ASD, current approaches to treatment and where to go from here. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Acting Out, In Need of Sleep
A parent uses SPARK resources to help her son during a challenging time at school.
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