Walk for Autism: Help Solve the Puzzle
By Holly Watford
For the past 10 years, the Autism Society of Alabama has been hosting the Walk for Autism in 15 cities throughout Alabama. According to the website Autism Speaks, Autism is a “serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others”. The mission of the ASA is to help improve diagnostic and therapeutic services to individuals through education and advocacy within the state. ASA aims to spread awareness and acceptance for the 1 in 68 who are diagnosed. The Walk for Autism not only helps bring awareness to this disorder, but also to raise money to fund the cause and eventually solve the puzzle of autism spectrum disorders.
The Walk for Autism will be a two-mile walk held at the Ida Bell Young Park on April 25. Registration/ c...