Walk Now for Autism Speaks

This Saturday, my husband, our son and I will participate in a 5K walk for Autism Speaks. This will be our third year walking and the second year that we have joined with my school district's early childhood program to raise money for this organization. It is a truly amazing experience, seeing the thousands of people walking toward the common goal of finding out what Autism really is. I not only talk the talk, daily, but by donating I will be walking the walk, literally and figuratively. If you want to find out more about Autism Speaks  here is their website:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/

If you want to donate to our team here is where you can go:
http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/search/searchParticipants.asp?ievent=993444&lis=1&fname=Mary&lname=Matthews

I enjoy taking my son to swim with the Special Olympics. He has always loved being in the water, but as a young child he was never able to master the art of swimming. He was so overstimulated by the experience of being in the water, that he could not focus on what his teacher was trying to teach him. I was surprised to see how well he swims now and am so glad that I didn't give up on his swimming lessons. For those of you who are not aware, children with disabilities can begin in the Special Olympics at age 8 years