Last month, OAR joined thousands of organizations, families, and professionals across the nation to spread autism awareness and acceptance. By leveraging the attention of Autism Awareness Month, OAR continued to expand and elevate its ongoing initiatives. Here is a recap of this year’s campaign goals: Expand the Autism in the Schoolhouse initiative to educate more…
Meghana Shetty, a 2014 Northwestern University graduate, is doing her second internship at OAR. “One of the things I loved about OAR the first time around was how wide-ranging and dynamic its projects were. The staff dives deep into a broad range of initiatives and always has something new in the works. I knew I…
On February 25, Theresa and Christopher Waddell once again opened their home for the eighth annual Casino Night fundraiser. The record-breaking event raised over $14,000 and provided all kinds of fun for the guests. This year’s cohosts were Carolyn and Nicholas Abramczyk, Linda Campanelli and Richard Gonzales, Shannon and Robert Sullivan, Naina and Steven Chernoff,…
OAR will accept applications for the 2017 OAR Scholarship Program through Friday, May 5 at 11:59 pm EST. Applicants can apply to either the Schwallie Family Scholarship or the Lisa Hussman Scholarship. Each offers $3,000 scholarships to students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (DSM-IV or 5 criteria) pursuing full-time post-secondary, undergraduate education in the United…
Just in time for Autism Awareness Month, OAR is pleased to announce that its Hire Autism jobs portal is now open in Northern Virginia, the location selected for the new jobs portal’s first test before being expanded nationwide. Hire Autism has 14 active job openings. Since late last year, OAR’s Hire Autism staff has reached out…
OAR is currently accepting preproposal applications for its annual Applied Research Competition. Since 2002, OAR has funded 220 applied and graduate research studies totaling more than $3.6 million. OAR hopes to continue this success in 2017 by supporting research studies that provide practical and useful outcomes to individuals with autism and their families. Applied Research…
OAR will accept applications for the 2017 OAR Scholarship Program through Friday, May 5 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Applicants can apply to either the Schwallie Family Scholarship or the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship. Each offers $3,000 scholarships to students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (DSM-IV or 5 criteria) pursuing full-time, post-secondary, undergraduate education or vocational-technical…
Last month, OAR unveiled the goals of its annual National Autism Awareness Month Campaign. With your help, OAR hopes to accomplish the following: Educate youth across the globe about their peers with autism. Empower the autism community with informational resources. Support autism siblings with resources for kids, teens, and parents. Recruit volunteers to expand and…
OAR is currently accepting applications for its Graduate Research Grant Program and Applied Research Competition. Since 2002, OAR has funded over 205 research studies totaling more than $3.5 million. Last year, OAR awarded 18 applied and graduate research grants totaling $198,253. OAR hopes to build on this success in 2017, continuing its support of research…
OAR will accept applications for the 2017 OAR Scholarship Program through Friday, May 5 at 11:59 pm EDT. Applicants can apply to either the Schwallie Family Scholarship or the Lisa Hussman Scholarship. Each offers one-time $3,000 scholarships to students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (DSM-IV or 5 criteria) pursuing full-time post-secondary, undergraduate education in the…
