Webinar: Preparing for Puberty in Children with Autism

• By: | SPARK | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
• September 30th, 2022
• children, Fall 2022 Issue, hormones, hygiene, parenting, puberty, relationships, safety, toolkit
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In this recorded webinar, Cora Taylor, PhD, discusses puberty in individuals with special developmental needs, including: Helping children understand and prepare for body changes associated with puberty Encouraging good hygiene Understanding public/private behaviors Handling issues...

Working to Prevent Suicide in Youth with Autism

• By: Marina Sarris SPARK | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
• September 29th, 2022
• 988, anxiety, assessment, bullying, children, depression, Fall 2022 Issue, healthcare providers, intervention, repetitive thinking, research, research study, safety plan, suicide, suicide prevention, suicide screening
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This article contains information about suicide and suicide prevention. For help 24/7, please call or text the U.S. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. After being bullied at school, the preteen boy came to believe that no one would care if he died. His therapist, whom he had been seeing for...

Autism and the Troubling Risk of Suicide

• By: Marina Sarris SPARK | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
• September 29th, 2022
• ableism, abuse, accommodation, communication, compromise, discrimination, Fall 2022 Issue, intimate relationships, miscommunications, negotiation, neurodiversity, relationships, stigma
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This article has information about suicide and suicide prevention. For help 24/7, please call or text the U.S. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Few people used to think about the risk of suicide among people on the autism spectrum. Researchers rarely studied it. Primary care doctors did not...

Diagnosing Depression in Autistic Individuals

• By: Marina Sarris SPARK | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
• July 19th, 2022
• bullying, depression, diagnosis, research, risk factors, special interests, suicide, Summer 2022 Issue
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This is the first of two articles about depression in people with autism. Part 2 is The Art and Science of Treating Depression in Autism. This article discusses topics that may be upsetting to some people. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free, confidential support 24/7 at 1...

The Art and Science of Treating Depression in Autism

• By: Marina Sarris SPARK | Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
• July 19th, 2022
• bipolar disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, depression, medicine, mindfulness therapy, research, side effects, Summer 2022 Issue, therapy, treatment
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This is the second of two articles about depression in people with autism. Part 1 is Diagnosing Depression in People with Autism. Thanks to research, we know more about depression in children and adults with autism than we used to know. Scientists have studied the rates of depression, risk...

In Genetic Diagnosis, a Path Forward – Discovering Their Son’s Genetic Diagnosis Helps One Family in Many Ways

• By: Emily Singer SPARK
• January 1st, 2017
• diagnosis, genetics, HIVEP2, winter 2017 issue
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By the time her son Curren was 3 months old, Nerissa Ramsey knew there was something different about him. He had low muscle tone and flapped his hands. Hand-flapping is a repetitive behavior commonly seen in autism. After consulting with a series of specialists, the Ramsey family was referred to...