We are parents, carers, aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins and friends of people with autism.
We are also runners.
This year we are aiming to run 5000 miles between us, and along the way raise awareness of autism.
We will be running in the mornings and the evenings, during the week and at the weekend; in the sun and the rain and the frost and the fog; along coastlines and city streets and through forests.
We won't stop and we won't take days off. The people we are running for don't get to take days off.
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them.
It is a spectrum condition, which means that, while all people with autism share certain difficulties, their condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism are able to live relatively independent lives but others may have accompanying learning difficulties and need a lifetime of specialist support. People with autism may also experience over- or under-sensitivity to sounds, touch, tastes, smells, light or colours.
Being autistic means being wired differently. It doesn't mean life can't still be fulfilling and fun.
We will be telling stories as we run: sharing entries on here about our routes and our families and our lives.
Join us, and run with us, and share with us. Together we can run further and shout louder.
Picture by Grace
Really impressed! I'm a runner with ASD :) running my first marathon this year. Good luck!
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