Oh this is going to hurt so bad on all the joints and the feet but what a great thing to do for my kiddo and so many other amazing people. This year, I am running the NYC Marathon with the #RUNFORAUTISM team! We never once wished for Austin to change but hoped the world around him would.

I do have hope there will be more clinical trials and studies that will provide answers and meaningful guidance to families, caregivers, and teachers on how to help those like Austin have amazing lives.

Thank you to the BCBAs, RBTs, speech therapists, occupational therapists, music therapists, special education teachers, general education teachers, principals, and pediatricians who have stuck with us and helped us get to a point where we can all get on a plane to New York to see Mom run!

Please help me support this incredible organization by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar I raise will advance Organization for Autism Research's great cause! 



WHY RUN FOR AUTISM?
1 in 31 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. By joining the RUN FOR AUTISM team, you’re supporting OAR’s mission to fund research and resources that help people with autism and their families today.

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.