Becoming Amy: Getting a Genetic Diagnosis in Adulthood
Amy Gravino got an email with big news: SPARK had found the cause of her autism. What did that mean for her?
Learn MoreGirls and women with autism face a host of challenges with diagnosis, services, and daily life that boys and men may not face. These articles, webinars, and personal stories describe the challenges and triumphs of girls and women on the spectrum.
Browse Topics A-ZAmy Gravino got an email with big news: SPARK had found the cause of her autism. What did that mean for her?
Learn MoreDo teens with autism, especially girls, hide aspects of themselves to fit in socially? A study with SPARK participants had some surprising results.
Learn MoreA new study suggests that different genes can contribute to autism in biological males and females.
Learn MoreMany scientists say the key to understanding autism lies within the brain. How and why does the brain work differently in people with autism? Learn more about brain research.
Learn MoreCaitlin and Chad Calder long suspected that their daughter Della had autism. But they didn’t get an official diagnosis until they learned she had a change in the ASXL3 gene.
Learn MoreWe asked you what you wanted to know about autism, and you responded with thought-provoking and important questions.
Learn MoreKathy Koenig describes the programs that she has developed tp help girls with autism learn to socialize and form friendships.
Learn MoreThe 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.
Learn MoreYears of professional experience in the autism field and the personal experience of having a daughter with autism spectrum disorder have Alycia Halladay invested in advancing autism research.
Learn MoreScientists are making discoveries that challenge common assumptions about autism, girls and gender
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