Driving Forward: Living Your Best Life as an Autistic Adult
2026 Postsecondary Scholarship Applications Open December 5
The 2026 OAR Scholarship Program opens for applications on Friday, December 5, 2025, and remains open until Monday, April 20, 2026. Applicants may apply to only one of OAR’s postsecondary scholarships, which include the Schwallie Family Scholarship, the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship, and the Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color. Each program offers $3,000 scholarships to students diagnosed with autism spectrum…
Processing, Understanding, and Moving Through Job Rejections
Breaking the Silence: Confronting Autism Stigma in Schools
The Wrong Kind of Praise “You don’t look autistic.” I was in middle school when those words were first spoken to me, delivered with a smile as if they were the highest form of praise. I had just finished presenting on ableism for an “isms” project in my class, sharing my personal connection to the…
Impact Day Described as “Helpful,” “Relevant,” and “Inspiring”
On September 25, OAR hosted OAR Impact Day: From Research to Reality to bring together autistic individuals, families, researchers, and direct service providers and celebrate the meaningful impact research has on the autism community. The virtual event showcased the many ways OAR’s funded research has translated into practical tools, interventions, and programs. The archived event materials are available to access for free on…
Aging on the Autism Spectrum
When most people think about autism, they think of it as something that only affects children. Yet autism is a lifelong condition, and most autistic people are adults. Based on census data for the United States and the United Kingdom (and most other western countries), 20% of the autistic population are under 18 and 80%…
Amplifying Autistic Voices
Community-based interventions are limited for autistic adults. Could community programs fill some of the gap? Programs that foster self-expression, confidence, and leadership offer promising opportunities to help neurodivergent adults to develop skills they need to achieve their goals. In their 2022 OAR-funded study, Amplifying Autistic Voices: Investigating the Impact of a Community-Based Public Speaking Program, researchers…
Building Healthy Habits in Adulthood
The alarm goes off late. You rush through the morning, skipping breakfast and brushing your teeth with the last squeeze of toothpaste. By the time you’re out the door, the plan for the day already feels derailed. It’s a familiar pattern. One small change snowballs into giving up on the rest. Keeping up with sleep, hygiene, and nutrition can be hard for anyone, and…
