Treating Anxiety in a School Setting
In 2019, OAR awarded a $2,000 Graduate Research Grant to Stephanie Joseph, a doctoral student at the University of Oregon studying special education.
Understanding Auditory Processing in Autistic Adults
In 2020, OAR awarded graduate researcher Chelsea Anderson a grant of $2,000 for her investigation into the role of auditory attention in speech-in-noise…
Aligning Evidence-Based Practices Across Home and School
In November, OAR’s Board of Directors authorized funding for eight applied autism research studies in 2022. These new grants, totaling $313,712, bring OAR’s total…
Targeting Anxiety Treatment for Young Autistic Children
Recent data suggests that 40% of autistic children under the age of 7 have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can exacerbate autism symptoms, such as…
Improving Suicide Risk Screening for Autistic Youth
According to a report by the United Health Foundation released in early October, suicides among adolescents ages 15 to 19 jumped 29% over…
Training Community Care Staff in Evidence-Based Practices
It is expected that the number of autistic youths transitioning from school-based services will increase by 123% in this decade. Current estimates indicate that…
Can Telehealth Expand the Reach of Behavioral Interventions?
In November 2020, OAR’s board of directors authorized funding for a one-year study of a telehealth parent training program that parents could access…
Mental Health Support Intervention Shows Promise
In 2021, Vanessa Bal, Ph.D., an associate professor and the Karmazin & Lillard Chair in Adult Autism at Rutgers, and Evan Kleiman, Ph.D.,…
Teaching Autistic Children Two Languages
Since as many as 21% of school-age children in the United States speak a language other than English at home, it is likely…
Factors in Successful Employment
For this Research Review, OAR is featuring a study not funded by OAR, “[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in…
Improving Health in Autistic Children
As many as 18.5% of children in the United States are obese. Evidence suggests the percentage may be even higher among autistic children due…
Outpatient Mental Health Crisis Screening
Roughly 70% of autistic children have at least one co-occurring psychiatric diagnosis, and over 30% have two or more. Rates of problem behaviors are…
