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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…
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.
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…
