As many of you know, every year for the past 6 years I've participated in a walk to raise money for autism research. I'm super-passionate about this cause because I have been personally affected - both of my nephews have autism. Noah is 13 and Elijah is 11. They are so precious to me. If you're interested, my friend Kindra wrote an unbelievably touching story that features my family and you can read it by clicking here.
The number of children with autism continues to rise. At this point in history 1 in 88 children have autism.
Let that number sink in for a moment.
The rates are staggering. We must do something now to help find the cause and curb the effect of this disorder!!
This Saturday, October 5th, I will be walking with my team to help raise money to do just that. The proceeds we raise will go toward the local ASU research program. The ASU research program is doing some exciting studies that are revealing practical treatments that are being implemented to change childrens' lives NOW. One thing they found in a recent study, that I would like anyone who is thinking about becoming pregnant to know (and please spread the news!) is that if you start taking folic acid & B12 BEFORE conceiving (ideally 4 weeks or more before) and during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, you can lower your chances of your child developing autism by 40%!! That's HUGE! Don't wait to start taking your prenatal vitamins until you're pregnant or it's too late!
Please consider donating to help my team reach its goal of raising $6,000 toward this cause. We only have $600 to go! Even if you are only able to donate a few dollars, I would greatly appreciate it. You can donate here.
Thank you so much for reading this and for your support over the years! I really appreciate it!! I will blog next week about the walk and give you our final total raised. SO excited about how this money will make a difference in the lives of generations to come.
The number of children with autism continues to rise. At this point in history 1 in 88 children have autism.
Let that number sink in for a moment.
The rates are staggering. We must do something now to help find the cause and curb the effect of this disorder!!
This Saturday, October 5th, I will be walking with my team to help raise money to do just that. The proceeds we raise will go toward the local ASU research program. The ASU research program is doing some exciting studies that are revealing practical treatments that are being implemented to change childrens' lives NOW. One thing they found in a recent study, that I would like anyone who is thinking about becoming pregnant to know (and please spread the news!) is that if you start taking folic acid & B12 BEFORE conceiving (ideally 4 weeks or more before) and during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, you can lower your chances of your child developing autism by 40%!! That's HUGE! Don't wait to start taking your prenatal vitamins until you're pregnant or it's too late!
Please consider donating to help my team reach its goal of raising $6,000 toward this cause. We only have $600 to go! Even if you are only able to donate a few dollars, I would greatly appreciate it. You can donate here.
Thank you so much for reading this and for your support over the years! I really appreciate it!! I will blog next week about the walk and give you our final total raised. SO excited about how this money will make a difference in the lives of generations to come.
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