Hello Family and Friends! Ricky and I are once again choosing to run with a cause! In researching this charity what I loved about it is the concrete action items that the donated money is used for, which is listed below. It is nice to see exactly where your dollars are going. I particularly like that it appears their mission is on education in the community and the education to law enforcement guide definitely hits home. Ricky and I talk often about how autistic children grow up to be autistic adults and education on how to effectively communicate can be a learned skill. This is a skill that needs to be learned in communicating with anyone but is especially important when communicating with someone who is neurodivergent and processes the verbal information differently. We can all learn something!

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.


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.