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Welcome to the Military Families Blog! Despite its title, this blog is an open forum for anyone to post and find information about raising a child with autism. It is our hope that the stories, dialogue, and resources shared here may be an added source of support for families touched by autism.

ALEC Equips Emergency Responders to Deal with Autism
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In 2007, a child wandered off from his home in Massachusetts early in the morning. ...

For the Rays, One Reason is Enough: A Happy Daughter
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Kevin and Miranda Ray don’t have a lot of time to run. He’s in the ...

A Review of the Soma Rapid Prompt Method
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Dr. Thomas Zane is a professor of education and director of the Applied Behavior Analysis ...

Learning Ways to Stay Calm Through a Child’s Meltdown
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Ryan Rivera is the founder and publisher of CalmClinic.com. As someone who spent seven years ...

Using Activity Schedules to Help Children and Adults with Autism
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 Activity schedules are frequently used with children and adults who have autism. These easy-to-make tools ...

Can Reservists Receive ECHO Benefits for Their Children?
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OAR frequently receives questions from military reservists and their spouses regarding their eligibility for services ...

Meet Our Father and Son Ambassadors for OAR
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Soon after the Marine Corps Marathon and 10K, OAR Executive Director Mike Maloney received this ...

Why Fitness Matters and How It May Make the New Year Even Happier
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Making a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym? You may want to include your ...

Have You Made Your New Year’s Res-OAR-lutions?
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Randy Horowitz is the associate executive director of educational services at The Eden II Programs ...

OAR Celebrates an Anniversary and Thanks Each and Every One of You
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Last year when it came to holiday time We did something different and sent ...