Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., is a consultant whose private practice is based in Baltimore, MD.
He is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs of adults with
autism spectrum disorder, the school-to-work transition process and analysis and
intervention of problematic behavior. He has presented nationally and internationally on
these topics.
Dr. Gerhardt is the President and the Chairman of the Scientific Council, of the Organization
for Autism Research (OAR). He received his doctorate from the Rutgers University
Graduate School of Education. Previous professional positions include serving as the
Executive Director Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism, and an appointment as Research
Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional
Psychology where he served as the Director of the Division of Transition and Adult Services
at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. It was in this capacity that Dr. Gerhardt
co-founded the Douglass Group, a social skills and support service for adults with
Asperger's Disorder or High Functioning Autism. He currently serves on numerous
professional advisory boards, including the Autism Society of America, MAAP Services, NJ
COSAC and ASPEN.
View OAR's new publication, A Guide for Transition to Adulthood, which was written primarily
by Dr. Gerhardt.
He is the author or co-author of articles and book chapters on the needs of adults with
autism spectrum disorder, the school-to-work transition process and analysis and
intervention of problematic behavior. He has presented nationally and internationally on
these topics.
Dr. Gerhardt is the President and the Chairman of the Scientific Council, of the Organization
for Autism Research (OAR). He received his doctorate from the Rutgers University
Graduate School of Education. Previous professional positions include serving as the
Executive Director Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism, and an appointment as Research
Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional
Psychology where he served as the Director of the Division of Transition and Adult Services
at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. It was in this capacity that Dr. Gerhardt
co-founded the Douglass Group, a social skills and support service for adults with
Asperger's Disorder or High Functioning Autism. He currently serves on numerous
professional advisory boards, including the Autism Society of America, MAAP Services, NJ
COSAC and ASPEN.
View OAR's new publication, A Guide for Transition to Adulthood, which was written primarily
by Dr. Gerhardt.
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