It
is the desire of this organization to create a worldwide team of
people that have
the common goal of bringing awareness to Autism
and the research and knowledge
to understand the differences found in the autistic individual.
Athletic events from walking events to triathlons to adventure
racing will all be considered events that encompass the
goal of racing for autism. The event will be the medium
with which to gain the awareness for our cause….the
racer will be you or someone you know that wants to participate
in an event and wear the Racing
for Autism team uniform and colors. Corporate sponsors, contributors,
supporters for the cause will help to fund the equipment and apparel
needed to
raise this organization to a worldwide common household name.
We welcome fundraising by any individual team member and will have
a special contributors page for those members that would like to
fundraise for this organization. This is NOT a requirement to join
the team and is at no time an expectation.
This non-profit organization will join the multiple families, autistic
individuals and all others that are lucky enough to spend time with
autistic individuals in their life or would just like to be a part
of the Racing for Autism organization.
It is an amazing time to be involved with Autism and the many research
projects that are
going on to solve the puzzle of the autistic mind and understanding.
It is my sincere desire along with my husband, Bruce and our 7 yr
old son Lance and his siblings, Lauren and Logan, to help find a
way to understand the different level of understanding that those
that are Autistic live in. According to Lance, who has a genius
mind and was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at the age of 3yrs….it
is like another social world. I would love to visit their world,
I see into it every day when Lance says or does something that I
don’t understand….I don’t believe in a cure for
autism as I would never want those differences to disappear in my
Lance yet it would be nice to understand why there appears to be
a disconnection to different realities that are realized by those
that are Autistic. Do we need a cure? Or do we need a way to communicate
on their level and help them to understand our social norms. We
will only know if we continue to discover the reasons for the differences.
It is with these thoughts that I hope to raise awareness
for Autism and bring together those on this planet that are looking
for understanding of these differences.
Sincerely,
Mary James, RN, BSN
President, Racing For Autism
www.racingforautism.org
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