Today, over 70 million children and adults are affected by autism. Each of them, Marcus included, have unique strengths, challenges and potential. Autism Speaks will be there for them. You and I can be too.

It’s only through the dedicated support of people like us that Autism Speaks can continue their vital mission work. 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.

The reason this walk is so important for me and my family is that we are personally affected by autism, my son, Marcus has autism. We love him, and support him in all the ways possible, but continued support is provided by programs offered by Autism Speaks and Early Intervention and Center for Autism and the reason those programs are available are due to contributions from amazing people like you.

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!