Please help me support Organization for Autism Research 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.

My son Daxton is a cheerful, determined and outgoing 7 year old boy. Life with non-verbal autism is a daily challenge. I don’t have a large support system but I’m thankful for the support we have! I can’t even put into words how some days feel. I can’t tell you how many people have been responsive with me about babysitting until the moment I mention autism… ghosted. It’s heart breaking but I thank God for showing me someone’s true colors before I trust them with my child. If you donate you aren’t sending money to me you are helping families who have zero support. I am spreading the word of the invisible struggles of autism families.

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.