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 seventh of eight previews to be featured in The OARacle this year. Collette Sosnowy, Ph.D., an OAR-funded researcher and…
In October 2012, OAR’s Board of Directors approved 12 new studies for a total of $355,000 in funding through its annual Applied Research Competition. These research efforts, nine of which are now underway, are poised to advance our understanding of autism and how to effectively support those affected by it. This month, we feature a…
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…
In 2014, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for seven new applied autism research studies in 2015. This additional $210,000 in research grants brings the total funds awarded by OAR to over $3.3 million since its first grants in January 2003. This is the last of seven previews that have been featured in The OARacle…
Executive function skills like flexibility, goal setting, planning, organization, big-picture thinking, and task completion are critical to our ability to live independently. Unfortunately, they are often profoundly lacking in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). OAR-funded researchers John Strang, Psy.D., and Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., from the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Children’s National…
