UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment

06/03/2026

Join us for a SPARK Study Live Registration Event in partnership with We Rock the Spectrum -Downey. SPARK is a nationwide study with a simple mission: to speed up research and advance our understanding of autism to improve lives. Participants will get to participate in SPARK and enjoy some sweet treats!
The event will be held on Saturday, June 20th. For more information, please see the flyer below.
If interested in participating, please RSVP through this URL:
https://forms.gle/FQdMwVkzjQkfVg1D7
Unable to attend? Register for SPARK online via
English: www.sparkforautism.org/ucla
Español: www.sparkforautism.org/ucla/es
For questions, contact:
Lily Mendes: [email protected] ; (424) 371-1345
Angelina Matar: [email protected]. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you and your families!

05/04/2026

Join us for a SPARK Study Live Registration Event in partnership with Momentum Academy. SPARK is a nationwide study with a simple mission: to speed up research and advance our understanding of autism to improve lives. Participants will get to participate in SPARK and enjoy some sweet treats!
The event will be held on Saturday, May 30th. For more information, please see the flyer below.
If interested in participating, please RSVP through this URL:
https://forms.gle/Hh1Ly1ECtuKNeAy27
Unable to attend? Register for SPARK online via
English: www.sparkforautism.org/ucla
Español: www.sparkforautism.org/ucla/es
For questions, contact:
Lily Mendes: [email protected] ; (424) 371-1345
Angelina Matar: [email protected]. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you and your families!

05/02/2026

With misinformation about autism on the rise, access to trusted, evidence-based information matters more than ever. Join us for a day of learning, dialogue, and community. Register for the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment's scientific symposium on May 8 @ UCLA and online. https://ucla.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=9229

05/02/2026

Can wearable technology detect the earliest signs of autism in infants? A new study seeks to find out. Dr. Rujuta Wilson and colleagues at UCLA capture early movement delays to greatly advance early prediction of autism.

UCLA Health researchers seek to develop wearable sensor technology to monitor infants’ movements in the first year to detect early motor delays linked to autism and other developmental conditions. The study aims to identify subtle movement abnormalities, such as coordination and grasping difficult...

04/29/2026

Bruin Giving Day begins today! Help unlock a $36,000 matching gift for CART! Just 36 donations of any size to the CART program will unlock $36,000 in additional funding from one of our generous supporters. This opportunity ends at 9pm PDT tomorrow, April 29, so if you’ve been waiting for the time to give – this is it!. Today, your gift will go even further. Support CART here: https://bruingivingday.ucla.edu/campaigns/center-for-autism-research-and-treatment-cart

04/28/2026

In the media: Catherine Lord is a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has spent more than five decades researching and diagnosing what is now known as autism. More here:

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to investigate what he characterized as its environmental causes. It struck a nerve in the autism community and reignited debates about whether the autism spectrum is too broad. Judy Wood...

04/16/2026

Join us for an ACCESS webinar on Turning the Page: Using the College Library to Drive Neuroinclusive Campus Design on Tuesday, April 21st at 10am!

Please register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r7YhHRoyQha7oEQb5-kPJg #/registration

The Advancing College Capacity for Equitable Student Success (ACCESS) webinar series is part of the UCLA Tarjan Center's ongoing collaboration with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to support postsecondary educators in the California Community College (CCC) system working with students with developmental disabilities.

04/16/2026

04/12/2026

With misinformation about autism on the rise, access to trusted, evidence-based information matters more than ever. Join us for a day of learning, dialogue, and community. Register for the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment's scientific symposium on May 8 @ UCLA and online: https://ucla.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=7911.

04/10/2026

With misinformation about autism on the rise, access to trusted, evidence-based information matters more than ever. Join us for a day of learning, dialogue, and community. Register for the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment's scientific symposium on May 8, 2026 @ UCLA and online: https://ucla.cloud-cme.com/Autism26