This Autism Awareness Month, the Embassy of Qatar is partnering with the International Spy Museum and the Organization for Autism...
What You Need to Know About COVID-19
COVID-19 has caused all of us to adapt to a new normal. People are coping as best they can to...
Autism Trainings for Police Could Be Expanding
Autism training initiatives for police officers may be expanding with the Autism CARES Act funding....
OAR Awards $1 Million in Scholarships Since 2007
OAR takes great pleasure in announcing the 2019 recipients of the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship and Schwallie Family Scholarship. The...
8 Ways to Assist Your Autistic Loved One
Thinking upon three autistics, my middle son (age 20), my adult partner, and myself, I came up with this list...
The Impact of Anxiety on Communication
Anxiety is one of the most prevalent co-occurring symptoms for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals with ASD and...
The Joy of Being in the Same Place
Jessie Stanek is a medical assistant at a skin cancer clinic while she prepares for a career in medicine. When...
Sexuality Education Is a Necessity
Sexuality is a central component of socialization for all people and can play a major role in an individual’s overall...
The Value of Patience and Perspective
I am not the perfect parent, but as the mother of a child with autism, there are things I’ve learned...
A potential repeal or changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could mean a return to when insurers were not...
Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., Chairman, OAR Scientific Council At the annual meeting of OAR’s Scientific Council in Columbus, Ohio, last month,...
Supported Decision Making: When Your Chosen Supporters Are Not Your Biological Family
Tucker James Collins (TJC): When I was a child, my mother told me that she thought I had Asperger’s Syndrome....
