OAR Announces 2010 Research Grants

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OAR ANNOUNCES 2010 RESEARCH GRANTS Arlington, VA - November 5, 2010 – At its annual meeting on October 30, 2010, the Organization for Autism Research’s (OAR) Board of Directors approved seven new applied autism research studies for funding in 2011. This additional $210,000 in research grants will bring the total of OAR awarded funds to $2.25 million since OAR awarded its first grants in January, 2003. These research studies, which will be conducted by autism professionals from across the country, will examine timely issues that affect the autism community everyday.The topics of this year’s new research, which will be completed in the next 12-18 months, include: work systems supporting adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum, telemedicine, emotion recognition skills, transportation skills, socially-based reinforcers, and center versus home-based programs.“These were the seven most outstanding studies in terms of design, methodology and potential to produce meaningful outcomes,” explained Gerhardt, Ed.D., Chairman of OAR’s Scientific Council. “In fact, the findings from these studies offer to provide practical tools and resources for use by parents, teachers, caregivers and medical professionals that would enhance current methods of diagnosis, education, treatment, and quality of life.”OAR selected these proposals from an initial group of 101 pre-proposals received in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) published last year. 38 proposals were carried through to the final review, where these seven studies prevailed as the most outstanding.OAR will post the abstracts of these studies and the RFP for the 2011 Applied Research Competition at http://www.researchautism.org/professionals/grants/index.asp by the end of November. For more information on the studies or for information on OAR’s research grants programs, contact Alyssa Kruszyna at , akruszyna@....Read about the grant recipients at http://www.researchautism.org/news/pressreleases/PR110510.asp.