Hi everyone! For my third marathon, I’m raising money for The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) through the Run for Autism Team. The OAR was established in 2001 by parents and grandparents of autistic individuals to use scientific research in order to answer questions that autistic individuals, parents, families, teachers, and caregivers are confronted with daily.

Although there are many organizations, OAR’s primary focus is to maximize quality of life by applying research through studies and information resources that have an impact on the day-to-day lives of autistic people and those who support them. These studies are focused more on education, parent and teacher training, communication, self-care, social skills, employment, behavior, and adult and community issues.

Please support The Organization for Autism Research by donating to this fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends.

Here are some of the ways that OAR uses the funds raised by the RUN FOR AUTISM team:

$10 provides a Curriculum in a Box professional development set to general education teachers.
$25 provides 15 copies of A Guide to Safety to families and first responders.
$100 provides the Kit for Kids peer education resource to an entire elementary or middle school.
$150 provides 100 copies of a Life Journey through Autism guidebook sent to a community support group or military installation.
$1,000 provides a research grant for a graduate student studying autism.
$3,000 provides a scholarship for a student with autism to attend college.
$50,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.

You can learn more about The Organization for Autism Research at: https://researchautism.org/

You can learn more about joining the Run for Autism Team at: https://researchautism.org/get-involved/run-for-autism/