Hello family, friends and maybe even strangers! My name is Anna and I am the parent to our beautiful autistic son Theo. Theo was diagnosed with Autism in 2023 at the age of 3 and since then we as a family have been looking for ways to help not only make our contribution but create a legacy for Theo to grow into and participate in at his leisure when he’s older. We know how loving and supportive the Autism community is and we want to make sure as parents that Theo grows up seeing that first hand. Myself, his father, friends and family will be participating in a number of 5k’s, events and activities all in the name of awareness and inclusion and would love nothing more than to encourage others to give back to these programs and projects that help kids and adults like Theo.

Please help me support 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 36 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.