For our 40th birthdays, Adam and I are running our first marathon! You can support us by making a donation to the Organization for Autism Research.

As professional educators, Adam and I have taught, worked with, coached, and been friends with and family to people across the autism spectrum. We value the neurodivergent people in our lives and we recognize the significant challenges they and their families often face. As lifelong learners, we chose to run in support of OAR's work because we believe that the pursuit of knowledge can only make the world better. We know that there is so much more to understand in order to improve the world for our autistic friends.


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.