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Improving Mental Health Services for Autistic Youth

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the sixth of the previews in The OARacle this year.  In 2022, the prevalence of children with autism was 1 in 31, compared to 1 in…

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Development and Evaluation of a Community-Informed Assent-Based ABA Approach

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the fourth of the previews in The OARacle this year. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a widely-used, evidence-based, cost-effective therapy for…

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Improving Mental Health Care for Autistic Clients

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the fourth of the previews in The OARacle this year. Autistic individuals in the United States are roughly four times more…

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Measuring Quality of Life to Improve It

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the third of the previews in The OARacle this year.  The autism community uses quality of life as a measure of autistic adults’ satisfaction with their lives. Yet…

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Evaluating an Intervention Addressing Healthy Sexual Relationships

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the second of the previews in The OARacle this year. Most autistic adults, like neurotypical adults, are interested in and engage in sexual relationships. However, they face challenges…

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Evaluating AI Coaching for Parent Training

In October 2025, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research grants. These new research grants, totaling $397,372, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.8 million since 2002. This article is the first of the previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. Communication difficulties remain a core diagnostic feature of autism, significantly affecting children’s academic readiness, social…

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Creating an Autism Assessment Guide for Gender-Diverse Adults

In October 2024, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for six applied autism research grants and one autism resource grant. These new research grants, totaling $338,844, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.3 million since 2002. This article, describing the resource grant, is the seventh of the previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. Autistic people who…

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Study Will Develop Behavioral Support Plan Series for Educators

In October 2024, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for six applied autism research grants and one autism resource grant. The new research grants total $338,844, bringing OAR’s total research funding to $5.3 million since 2002. This article is the fifth of the previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. Over half of autistic students display challenging…

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Enhancing Self-Compassion and Decreasing Suicidal Ideation

In October 2024, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for six applied autism research grants and one autism resource grant. These new research grants, totaling $338,844, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.3 million since 2002. This article is the fifth of the previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. In a 2014 study of newly diagnosed…

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Challenging Behavior and the Sibling Relationship

In October 2024, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for five applied autism research grants and one autism resource grant. These new research grants, totaling $288,930, bring OAR’s total research funding to $5.3 million since 2002. This article is the fourth of the previews to be featured in The OARacle this year.  Profound autism affects the whole family, siblings…

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