Employment is a huge part of the transition to adulthood. For people with ASD and other disabilities, finding appropriate employment can be particularly challenging. This study from September’s issue of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities highlights a possible technique for helping individuals with autism become independent at work. Researcher’s used covert audio coaching,…
In His Shoes: A Short Journey Through Autism is an excellent introduction to autism and should be required reading for any middle school student participating in a peer tutoring program. Keating-Velasco introduces the reader to Nick, a 13 year old with autism, and shares how he views the world. She writes about common situations such…
Each month OAR will review a study and summarize why the information is useful for you as a parent or member of the autism community. Have you ever noticed how your behavior affects your child with ASD? Ever wonder if parenting stress is more related to problem behaviors or if problem behaviors are more related…
Bridget Taylor is executive director and Kate Britton is the principal and assistant director of Alpine Learning Group, a Paramus, NJ-based program that provides learners with autism and their families comprehensive, scientifically validated educational and behavioral services designed to foster individual growth and personal achievement. Picture it: You are at home alone with your three…
The following article was posted to Children’s Hospital Boston’s health and science blog on November 3rd, 2009 by Ellen Hanson, PhD, of the hospital’s Developmental Medicine Center. “Has autism increased or hasn’t it?” As a researcher and psychologist with a specialty in developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), this is a question I get…
Jed Baker, Ph.D. will provide the opening keynote address for OAR’s 2009 Applied Autism Research and Intervention Conference. His presentation will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 23. In the article below, he discusses the topic of his presentation. You can also read more about him at the end of the article. During…
A professor in the Division of Applied Research and Educational Support at the University of South Florida, Glen Dunlap, Ph.D. works on research, training, and demonstration projects in the areas of positive behavior support, early intervention, and family support. Currently a member of OAR’s Scientific Council, he has been involved with individuals with disabilities for…
A good night’s sleep refreshes us physically and emotionally. Who hasn’t woken up after a night of deep sleep, feeling like a new person? Even more critical for children, a good night’s sleep is often an elusive goal for many children with autism. More than half of parents of children with autism report a sleep…
A member of OAR’s Scientific Council and the recipient of the 2004 Autism Society of America’s Outstanding Professional Award and the 2006 Princeton Fellowship Award, Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D., has written numerous articles and books, including Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns (with Southwick) and Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence:…
Foxx and Garito present a data-based case study on the reduction of a variety of significantly challenging behaviors in a 12-year-old boy with a previously established autism diagnosis. “Ned,” a Romanian orphan, was adopted at the age of 2 and subsequently diagnosed with autism (and ADHD) one year later. At the time of the investigation,…
