The Challenge of Physical Fitness for Autistic People
Children and adults with autism are at a greater risk for an inactive lifestyle and obesity than others. What unique challenges to physical fitness do they face?
Read MoreResearch on elopement, or leaving safe spaces, has revealed that nearly half of children with autism elope at some time. The items in this collection describe elopement research, family experiences, and interventions.
Children and adults with autism are at a greater risk for an inactive lifestyle and obesity than others. What unique challenges to physical fitness do they face?
Read MoreOne of autism’s enduring questions is why do many children and adults on the spectrum under- or over-react to sound? Learn what we know, and don’t know, about sensory differences.
Read MoreHunter came into the world 13 weeks early, a tiny preemie with a big spirit. Now a teen, Hunter, who has autism, continues to astound his family.
Read MoreThe King family learned their son had a change in a gene called CUL3.
Read MoreErin is a mom on a mission. She wants to find out if her son has a genetic change, so she can better manage his health.
Read MoreLeigh Merryday Porch, a mother of a son with autism, wants to help researchers find out why autism affects people so differently. That’s one of the reasons she joined SPARK.
Read MoreWandering is a huge safety concern for families with autism, particularly during the warm summer months.
Read MoreIn this webinar, Bridget Taylor, Psy.D., BCBA-D, cofounder and executive director of Alpine Learning Group, a school for students with autism, reviews skills and techniques that help to ensure the safety of individuals with autism. This webinar is 45 minutes long.
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