• Click the Get Started Button
• Select your walk location
• Customize the text and photo on your personal page to share your personal passion
• Send the link to friends, family, co-workers - anyone who might want to help families with autism!

PLEASE NOTE:  Making a donation on a fundraising page is NOT the same as registering to attend the walk.  If you will be joining the walk you will need to complete your own registration either online or the day of the event. 

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Who are we helping?

• Today 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Autism affects 4 times more boys than girls.
• Almost 1 in 94 boys has autism.
• It is estimated that 1.5 million Americans have autism.
• Autism is more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDs combined!
• Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the US with a 10 - 17% annual growth.
• Currently, the US has $90 billion annual costs relating to autism.  That is expected to double within the next decade.
• Cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3 with early diagnosis and intervention.
• Most insurance companies will not pay for therapies for children with autism.

Not speech therapy
Not occupational therapy
Not behavioral therapy
Not biomedical interventions

• Families must pay for these therapies on their own.  An intensive program can cost more than $60,000 a year.