For the Rays, One Reason is Enough: A Happy Daughter
Kevin and Miranda Ray don’t have a lot of time to run. He’s in the Navy, often out to sea, and she’s raising their three children, Aubrey, 9, Addison, 6, ...
A Review of the Soma Rapid Prompt Method
Dr. Thomas Zane is a professor of education and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Online Program at the Van Loan Graduate School of Endicott College. He is a licensed ...
Learning Ways to Stay Calm Through a Child’s Meltdown
Ryan Rivera is the founder and publisher of CalmClinic.com. As someone who spent seven years of his life suffering from, as he calls it, the “whole package” – panic attacks, ...
Using Activity Schedules to Help Children and Adults with Autism
Activity schedules are frequently used with children and adults who have autism. These easy-to-make tools consist of photographs or drawings and tell the user what comes next in a sequence ...
Can Reservists Receive ECHO Benefits for Their Children?
OAR frequently receives questions from military reservists and their spouses regarding their eligibility for services through the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) for their dependents with autism. ECHO coverage is ...
Meet Our Father and Son Ambassadors for OAR
Soon after the Marine Corps Marathon and 10K, OAR Executive Director Mike Maloney received this e-mail from Maureen L. who was walking the 10K: “Sometime along the course in the Crystal ...
Why Fitness Matters and How It May Make the New Year Even Happier
Making a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym? You may want to include your child with autism in the plan. A meta-analysis of research regarding individuals with autism and ...
Have You Made Your New Year’s Res-OAR-lutions?
Randy Horowitz is the associate executive director of educational services at The Eden II Programs in Staten Island, N.Y. Horowitz has a Master of Science in Education from Queens College ...
Using Family-Implemented Treatment to Decrease Repetitive Behaviors
Repetitive behavior is a trademark characteristic of autism. This behavior can range from odd and harmless, such as hand flapping, to self-injurious and harmful. In Effects of a Family-Implemented Treatment ...
In Memoriam: Jerry Shook
Author Dr. Thomas Zane is a professor of education and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis Online Program at the Van Loan Graduate School of Endicott College. He is a ...
