The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) was created in December 2001 – the product of the shared vision and unique life experiences of OAR’s seven founders. Led by these parents and grandparents of children and adults on the autism spectrum, OAR set out to use applied science to answer questions that parents, families, individuals with autism, teachers and caregivers confront daily.
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4 Best Practices to Reinforce Lessons Learned in Speech Therapy
October 21, 2020
Whether your child struggles with nonverbal communication or has atypical speech patterns, therapy should not...
Military
EFMP Advice from Behind the Frontlines
October 09, 2020
EFMP Training Education and Outreach Specialist and Family Case Worker Carla Wyrsch discusses the purpose...
A Guide to Safety
This guide was written by parents, first responders, educators, and community members who share their strategies and resources to address safety threats that commonly arise during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
Kit for Kids
This peer-acceptance program is designed to teach elementary and middle school students about their peers with autism. The story teaches children that students with autism may think differently or need accommodations, but all students are of equal worth and should be treated as such.
A Guide for Military Families
Military sources indicate that more than 13,000 military dependents, the majority of them children, have some form of autism.
