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Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Restored
In late September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 500,000 people, mostly children, who had lost…
Ready, Set, Get Fit and Fundraise in 2024!
Now is a great time to make your 2024 fitness goals and join the RUN FOR AUTISM team at these fun events in…
OAR Welcomes Our Newest Hire Autism Volunteers
The new Hire Autism navigators and ambassadors will join their fellow volunteers to help Hire Autism improve employment opportunities for autistic individuals and…
New Jersey School District Rolls Out Kit for Kids
Hillsborough Township became the first school district in New Jersey to roll out OAR’s…
Autism in the Workplace Webinars Available for Viewing
OAR’s fall 2023 webinar series, Autism in the Workplace, focused on practical strategies, tools, and accommodations for supporting autistic employees. If you weren’t…
Community Grant Competition Is Open for Applications
OAR and the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) invite autistic individuals and the people who surround them to submit an…
Autism Training for Sexual Assault Counselors Is Now Available
Autism Training for Sexual Assault Counselors is designed for college sexual assault counselors to provide them with information about autism and guidance…
Planning for the Financial Future
As those of us who are family members and caregivers of autistic people begin planning our financial futures, the prospect of a lifelong…
Training Early Intervention Providers to Screen for ASD
Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) provides special education services to eligible infants and toddlers from birth until…
Why You Should Write a Letter of Intent and How to Do It
This original version of this article appeared on the Maryland Financial Advocates website. It is reposted here with permission from its author.
Financial Planning 101: Providing for an Autistic Child
Receiving a child’s autism diagnosis can be one of those moments in life when a raft of old notions shatters, and you are swept…
Increasing Resiliency in Parents of Autistic Children
In 2018, OAR gave a $2,000 Graduate Research Grant to Sara Spong, who was then a doctoral student at Regent University pursuing a Ph.D.
