Mia D

Walking For Autism Awareness

I’m raising funds for autism! Please sponsor me. Anything helps . Walk for Autism is a fundraising challenge run by Autism Initiatives Group. Autism Initiatives Group is working towards a world where every person on the autism spectrum has the support they need to thrive, every opportunity to fulfil their potential and a supportive, inclusive community to live in.

I am walking for both myself as a person of late diagonosis of ASD. (I was diagnosed a year and a half ago) And to all those who felt like they didnt fit in and never understood why until a diagnosis as an adult. Having a late diagnosis can often cause autistic regression, because we spent so many years masking ourselves to fit into society that we have to relearn who we are and discover who we actually are! But in doing so we realise how much we struggle with certain aspects of life and can often come across "more autistic" then we did pre diagnosis.

I have both friends and people I class as family that are diagnosed autistic and I will be walking to raise awareness for them to.

Autism is often depicted as a super power, which yes to an extent it is! And i often like to see myself as a divergent (those of you who have seen the trilogy will understand 😉) But it is also exausting, frustrating and stressful both for us and those around us, when we cant regulate ourselves! I would like to do this in honour of the good and the bad we face, and push my personal barriers to complete this challenge!

Every day from the 26th of March to the 2nd of April. 7,000 steps will be updated onto my fundraising page. The evidence you see totalling 49,945 steps was walked early due to my health conditions and as you can see it is being divided over the first 6 days. Any steps i complete within the week will be added on top of the 7,000 as bonus steps. I have waited before uploading due to the achievements only being that week.
On the 2nd of April it is World Autism Awareness Day and I will be walking the last 7,000 steps. To spread awareness and solidify my personal achievement of completing the challenge.

If you can donate or even just share! It is all appreciated, a little or a lot can go a long way, and the greatest importance here is awareness!