Building Community

Parents and friends come together make a difference.

There has always been autism

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Lockwood Stars 
in every country
in every social class
in every race

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Team Ryan 2011  
We Love Ryan!
there may be a person with autism in your neighborhood or even in your family

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I WALK FOR NEPHEWS

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AUTISM SPEAKS 2011  TEAM JORDYN  Autism Speaks  TEAM CASEY

Participant at Walk – 1st Woman:  
Love, support, and patience.

Participant at Walk – Man:  
It hits you pretty hard, but you’ve got to work through it, you know. They’re special in their own way.

Participant at Walk – 2nd Woman:  
A special time to bring us all together and see all the families that are just like that.

Today 1 in every 88 children is diagnosed with autism, the number may be even greater.

Participant at Walk – 3rd Woman:  
There are so many more kids out there that are diagnosed being autistic, and it’s just amazing to see everybody’s help and support.

There is much we do not know about autism, but we do know treatment can help.

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TEAM 2011

Participant at Walk – 4th Woman:  
You need to learn to 1) be patient, because you’re going to have to learn a lot more than they’re going to have to learn.

Participant at Walk – 5th Woman:  
You have to stay on it, you have to keep up with it and practice it, practice it yourself, after the therapist leaves.

Participant at Walk – 4th Woman, continuing:  
You have to learn how to work with them and keep on doing it throughout the day.

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Team Casey

If autism has touched your life, there are things you can do.

Participant at Walk – 6th Woman:  
You’re going to have to learn how to be an advocate for your child. You can’t just sit around and wait for somebody to call you back ‘cause your name is on a list. You have to be very persistent, and you have to, like, really go out there and fight for the services for your kids. 

You can take action step by step.

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6 YEARS   
$1,000,000 RAISED
AUTISM SPEAKS   
It’s time to listen.
AUTISM VOTES
AN AUTISM SPEAKS INITIATIVE   
It’s time for lawmakers to listen.

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TEAM ANNIE CHING

Participant at Walk – 7th Woman:  
How are you? Here.

Carlos:  
Hi, my name is Carlos, and I’m here for Annie.

Participant at Walk – 8th Woman, Annie’s Sister:  
I am Annie’s sister.

Rosemary:  
Hi, I’m Rosemary, this is my niece.

Adrianna: 
Hi, I’m Adrianna, and this is my cousin.

Carlos: 
And we’re going to walk for her.

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Eddie’s kung-fu team   
Joshua’s WARRIORS  
Working together as a family to support autism research. Together we can solve this puzzle.

ELIJAH Team   
ADAMS FAMILY   
We are Walking For DOMINIC!
RACING FOR JEFFREY

Interacting with autism
A video based resource for
Understanding, treating and living with autism
Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ