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SPARK Answers for Autism

SPARK wants to speed up autism research and advance the understanding of autism. The more families who join, the more answers we can find. It's simple. It's free. Join SPARK today at www.SPARKforAutism.org/TexasChildrens.

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Collecting Your Saliva Sample

This video describes how individuals who can spit can complete the SPARK saliva collection.

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Collecting Saliva if Your Child Cannot Spit

This video describes how individuals who cannot spit can complete the SPARK saliva collection.

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SPARK: After 20 Years, A Mom Finds Answers

Lynn Vigo never stopped asking why her daughter has autism. 20 years after the diagnosis, she and SPARK discovered the answer. Join us so that we can find more answers for autism. Join today. www.SPARKforAutism.org/TexasChildrens

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SPARK: Finding Something Incredible

Finding the genetic cause of William's autism is a milestone in Sandra and William's autism journey. Join SPARK, the largest genetic study of autism ever. www.SPARKforAutism.org/TexasChildrens

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SPARK: Navigating the World of Autism

Colin and his family joined SPARK to participate in genetic research. Because of SPARK, researchers were able to connect Colin’s family with a social skills study. They got more than they ever expected. Get access to leading autism research when you join SPARK. You can help your family and others like you. It’s simple. It’s free.
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SPARK: 2018 Year in Review

This video was created to celebrate our achievements together in 2018. We'd like to thank all of the individuals, families and our partners for helping us to reach these milestones. We simply don’t know enough about autism. To help change that, we invite the entire autism community to join a landmark national autism research initiative called SPARK. To learn more or join, please visit www.SPARKforAutism.org/TexasChildrens

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SPARK: 2017 Year in Review

This video was created to celebrate our achievements together in 2017. We'd like to thank all of the individuals, families and our partners for helping us to reach these milestones. We simply don’t know enough about autism. To help change that, we invite the entire autism community to join a landmark national autism research initiative called SPARK. To learn more or join, please visit SPARKforAutism.org.

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SPARK: 2016 Year in Review

This video was created to celebrate our achievements in the first year of SPARK. The video was originally shared on January 6, 2017. We'd like to thank all of the individuals, families and our partners for helping us to reach this milestone. We simply don’t know enough about autism. To help change that, we invite the entire autism community to join a landmark national autism research initiative called SPARK. To learn more or join, please visit SPARKforAutism.org/TexasChildrens.

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