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?
Ian was diagnosed with autism in 2014. At the time, we had no idea what this would mean for Ian or for our family. We researched and read and learned mostly through every day successes and failures how to champion Ian. It hasn't always been an easy road (hell, some days were brutal) but we consider ourselves fortunate that today, Ian no longer requires the interventions we needed in the beginning. 1 in 44 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism. Many children and adults with autism and their families still require these resources and assistance so I hope you'll join me in donating any amount you can to fund OAR's research and resources.

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.
$40,000 fully underwrites an applied research pilot study.