Since OAR’s Graduate Research Grant Program was established in 2004, OAR has awarded over $222,800 in grants to fund 127 graduate research studies. These reviews describe the results of two recently completed studies. Using Apps for Appointment Completion Rachel Wright, a doctoral student at the University of Tennessee, completed an OAR-funded study, “IDirect My…
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is very much the buzzword in educational and therapy programs for children, youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). By EBP, we mean intervention and instructional practices or programs having scientific evidence that shows that they are effective. The EBP movement came from the field of medicine and dates back nearly…
As autism research continues to progress and scientists unearth more information about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the correlation between unhealthy sleeping patterns and ASD grows even more robust. A recent article on Spectrum News described the sleep problems that affect many with autism and the associated consequences according to a study by S.E. Goldman, Ph.D. published…
OAR invites graduate students to submit research proposals for its annual Graduate Research Grant Program. Since the program was established in 2004, OAR has awarded over $222,800 in grants to fund 127 graduate research studies. Last year, OAR made grants to 11 students with grant awards totaling $20,619. OAR hopes to build on this success in 2018,…
OAR-funded researcher Laura C. Chezan, Ph.D., BCBA-D., an assistant professor of special education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., conducted a study in 2015 to test the use of an intervention that teaches children with ASD and language delays to wait to receive something they request. Numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of functional…
OAR invites graduate students to submit research proposals for its annual Graduate Research Grant Program. Since the program was established in 2004, OAR has awarded over $222,800 in grants to fund 127 graduate research studies. Last year, OAR made grants to 11 students with grant awards totaling $20,619. OAR hopes to build on this success in 2018,…
On September 18, OAR will invite graduate students to submit research proposals for its annual Graduate Research Grant Program. Since the program was established in 2004, OAR has awarded over $222,800 in grants to fund 127 graduate research studies. Last year, OAR made grants to 11 students with grant awards totaling $20,619. OAR hopes to build on…
In 2013, OAR funded a research study that evaluated a social skills group intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Principal investigators Robert Koegel, Ph.D., and Ty Vernon, Ph.D., from the Koegel Autism Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, set out to examine if the program could improve adolescents’ social skills in…
In 2012, OAR awarded a $30,000 one-year grant to Lucy Bilaver, Ph.D., an assistant professor of health administration at Northern Illinois University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies and an affiliated scholar at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. The goal of her study was to identify disparities in access to treatment for young…
The 16th annual International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) took place from May 10 to 13 in San Francisco, Calif. More than 1,000 attendees from over 40 countries, including several of OAR’s Scientific Council members, research grantees, and friends, convened to exchange and disseminate the latest findings in autism research. Among the attendees were two…
