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Lauren Walczak

If you're here you must be familiar with our story in some way. Our daughter, Sadie, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when she was 2-years-old. Her prognosis was bleak. In the less than 1 percentile. Likely wouldn't speak much. Likely wouldn't carry a job. Likely to live with us for her whole life due to lack of independent abilities.

Sadie had other plans for herself. She is 7 now, she's THRIVING, living her best life, and proving everyone wrong! She has worked so hard for so long and she is better for it.

We love the work that the Organization for Autism Research does and we are so excited to fundraise their efforts!

1 in 36 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. Your donation to my fundraiser supports 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.
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All done!!! 1:58:12 ✔️

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Proudly wore my new OAR pinnie for my first time tackling 12 miles 🥵

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Not a quick 5, but a slow 5 is better than no 5 😋

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Another 8 in the books 😎

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2 OTF classes = 6.5 miles 💪🏻

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One month until race day 🎉

10 MILE DAY! First time tackling double digits! 🔟🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

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This morning I was ready to go as soon as the girls got in the bus. My goal was to beat the bus to a certain stoplight 2 miles away so I could wave to the kids and I did it! They must have told all their friends because the entire bus was so excited!

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8 mile day - longest distance I’ve ever run in my life!

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