In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $229,827, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is the sixth of eight previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. When researchers evaluated data from the National…
In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $229,827, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is the fifth of eight previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. Regulating their emotions is often a challenge…
In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $229,794, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is the fourth of eight previews that will be featured in The OARacle over the next few months. Despite growing recognition…
In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $229,794, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is the third of eight previews that will be featured in The OARacle over the next few months. Adolescents with autism…
In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for six new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $179,827, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is the second of six previews that will be featured in The OARacle over the next few months. Young adults with…
In 2015, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for six new applied autism research studies in 2016. These new grants, totaling $179,827, bring OAR’s total research funding to over $3.5 million since 2002. This is a preview of one of those six studies. Limited but emerging research on adult outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum…
Autism emerges early in life, typically by age 2, and the most successful interventions begin then. Pre-K settings, therefore, are a frequent site for services. Parents have two main options for their young children with ASD when they are seeking services: public or private schools via an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or private interventions outside…
The autism field is filled with articles, websites, books, and testimonials about the potential benefits of various treatments or intervention strategies. From diets to dolphin therapy to discrete trial training, the sheer volume of options along with their purported evidence can be overwhelming. These resources and tips can help families and practitioners navigate those claims…
Being a teenager is not easy, but teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face particularly daunting challenges when it comes to social and communications skills. Elizabeth Laugeson, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior,…
In 2012, OAR awarded funding from the J. Ernest Brophy Memorial Fund for Autism at OAR to support a housing research study by John Maltby, M.S., at the Westchester Institute for Human Development Impact. The Institute addresses major social and health issues affecting people with disabilities and vulnerable children and develops and delivers medical, clinical,…
