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Evaluating Feeding Treatments and Child Preferences
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s total…
Evaluating Feeding Treatments and Child Preferences
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s total…
Evaluating a Program to Expand Transportation Options
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s total…
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autistic Children May Begin Early
Alarming statistics from a study done by researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute indicate that suicidal thoughts and behaviors may…
Suicide Risk Screening and Care for Autistic Youth
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s…
IACC Releases 2019-2020 Research Funding Report
In March, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) released its 2019-2020 IACC Autism Research Portfolio Analysis Report. The…
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Parents
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s…
Using Speech-Generating Devices to Teach Language Skills
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s total…
Book Awards Feature Neurodivergent Main Characters
In January, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the Schneider Family Book Awards, as well as the titles selected as…
High-Quality Health Care Hard to Find
A study published in December in Disability and Health Journal found that people with cognitive disabilities, such as autism as well…
Value of Support Groups for Autistic LGBTQIA+ People
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2024. These new grants, totaling $297,569, bring OAR’s…
First Autistic Lead Character on PBS Kids to Debut in 2024
PBS Kids is bringing its first autistic lead character to tv screens this coming fall in a series…
Identifying Effective Prompts to Teach Autistic Children
Behavioral intervention for autistic children focuses on building many skills in a short amount of time through individualized programming. That goal requires effective…
Making Travel Better for Autistic People
With the holidays upon us, many of us are traveling – to get away for a vacation or to visit family members. For autistic…
Testing an Intervention to Reduce Anxiety
As the number of autistic students attending college has increased, more colleges have created programs to support them. However, mental health support is often…
Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Restored
In late September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 500,000 people, mostly children, who had lost…
Training Early Intervention Providers to Screen for ASD
Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) provides special education services to eligible infants and toddlers from birth until…
Increasing Resiliency in Parents of Autistic Children
In 2018, OAR gave a $2,000 Graduate Research Grant to Sara Spong, who was then a doctoral student at Regent University pursuing a Ph.D.
Treating Anxiety in a School Setting
In 2019, OAR awarded a $2,000 Graduate Research Grant to Stephanie Joseph, a doctoral student at the University of Oregon studying special education.
Advice for the Transition to College
When Ryan Neale went to UCLA, his dream school, he struggled in the first months of his freshman year…
Understanding Auditory Processing in Autistic Adults
In 2020, OAR awarded graduate researcher Chelsea Anderson a grant of $2,000 for her investigation into the role of auditory attention in speech-in-noise…