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Dr. Peter Gerhardt is the director of education, upper school, for the McCarton School and the founding chair of the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). Dr. Gerhardt has over 30 years' experience utilizing the principles of applied behavior analysis in support of adolescents and adults with ASD in educational, employment, residential and community-based settings. He is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder, and he has presented nationally and internationally on this topic. Dr. Gerhardt serves on the editorial board of Behavior Analysis in Practice and on numerous professional advisory boards. He received his doctorate from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Education.