Traveler for Autism: The Story of James Williams
Autistic advocate James Williams travels from city to city explaining autism to audiences. Through the SPARK study, he hopes to help find answers to his own questions.
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Some autistic people face gastrointestinal and digestion problems at various stages in their lives. These articles and webinars present recent research findings and explore SPARK families’ experiences.
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Webinar: Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autism
In this recorded webinar, Dr. Calliope Holingue discusses gastrointestinal symptoms in autism and how to help manage them.
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The Curious Link Between GI Symptoms, Mental Health, and Autism
When someone with autism seeks mental health treatment, do doctors and psychologists ask about gastrointestinal problems?
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A Genetic Diagnosis Illuminates a Troublesome Symptom
After enrolling in SPARK, the Meiles learned that their son has a change in the POGZ gene. The diagnosis helps explain a mysterious health issue.
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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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Autism Treatments: What We Know and Don’t Know
The speaker for our ninth webinar is Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D., a child psychiatrist and neuroscientist who works at both Columbia University and the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, in White Plains, New York. In this webinar, Dr. Veenstra-VanderWeele discusses what kinds of medicines and treatments for autism are out there and how researchers identify what works. He also offers practical advice about different medications and their side effects to parents of children with autism and adults with autism. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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What Causes GI Problems in Autism?
Researchers explore the high rate of gastrointestinal (GI) problems in children with autism.
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Feeding Problems in Children with Autism
Research differs on how prevalent picky eating is in children with autism, but it does make clear that children with autism are much more likely than typically developing children to be selective about food.
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