Today, over 70 million children and adults are affected by autism. Each of them, have unique strengths, challenges and potential. That includes my beautiful daughter, Sadie. While Sadie struggles with speech and communication, she has so many amazing strengths. She is smart as a whip. She is known as the “Puzzle Queen” at her wonderful ABA clinic, Strive. She can recognize all her letters and can even put them all in order without any help. 

I have joined Strive’s team for this year’s Autism Speaks Empower Summit and Challenge.  Each year, the Autism Speaks Autism Response Team makes direct contact with tens of thousands of individuals looking for advice or guidance and more than one million people access their free nationwide autism services and resources. They continue to partner and support research to improve the lives of people with autism by investing in science that will allow more personalized treatments and therapies. You can find out even more about where your fundraising dollars go at autismspeaks.org/our-work.

Please join me by donating to help me reach my fundraising goal. Together, we have the power to enhance the lives of people with autism and make a meaningful difference. Thanks so much for your support!