people with autism are just that: People.

See the people not the condition.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

All too often people see autism as just a condition – and don’t see the people who have autism as just that, people. We want to change that. In connection with the fundraiser Cycle Pan-America, Adventure for Autism is going to host stories submitted by people who’s families are affected by autism. If someone you love is affected by autism (or you have autism yourself), please help out the cause by sharing your experiences! We have made things simple by making a questionnaire for you to fill out and email back to us. Please include in your email with the questionnaire a photo...

Cycling the Pan-American highway in 100 days

Cycle Pan-America

Friday, September 30, 2011

Cycle Pan-America picks up where Adventure for Autism left off. Cycle Pan-America is the official fundraiser that was formerly known as the World Record Return Trip. Cycle Pan-America is a 14,000 mile journey from the Southern tip of Argentina to Alaska. The current World Record for this journey is 125 days – Adam Biel will cycle it in 100. Cycle Pan-America has set the goal of raising $1,000,000 for autism as well as drumming up support and awareness for autism around the Western Hemisphere. Saturday, Sept. 10, marked the launch of Cycle Pan-America’s promo tour. To launch the tour...

Join Our Team – Travel the World

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Join Our Team We at AfA are looking for three adventurous people to join our World Record Support Team! Members of the team will be part of the most incredible journey in recent history. The team will travel through 14 countries and 14 climate zones in 100 days as well as see some of the most beautiful natural areas in the Western Hemisphere. The team is an integral part of the World Record and without this team Autism Speaks would be unable to raise several million dollars through the World Record. Currently there are team spots open for a photographer, videographer, and multiple drivers. The...

Jairo

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Meet Jairo: 22 years old, born and raised in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Speaks Spanish. Regular attendee at “Los Pipitos”, a school for children/adults with developmental conditions. Has high-functioning autism bordering on Asperger’s. Enjoys life fully. Loves naps and running errands. Makes piñatas. Jairo is the individual I was fortunate enough to interview here in Nicaragua. He’s quite the character. As we sat down to film the interview in the courtyard of the school he attends I didn’t know what direction our interview would take. Actually, I never...

The Blade

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

I wasn’t sure if I should enter the faded blue building off the main street or not. Something about the blue put me at ease, called to me, while stirring an emotion to turn and walk away at the same time. I entered, responding to the calling, which outweighed the desire to leave. It took only moments from when I entered the small doorway on this side street ‘til the time a man with a steady hand held a knife to my throat. I told myself to remain calm as the knife scraped against the soft flesh of my neck. Revoking the urge to squirm I reminded myself, “You’re paying for this – he’s...

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Join Our Team – Travel the World

What I’m doing now

Hey everyone, For those of you who don’t know what I’m doing on the road right now I’ll explain it briefly for you. Right now I’m sitting on a beach on Isla Ometepe in Nicaragua (It’s my weekend). I’m back on the road with two goals in mind: 1. Preview the 2012 return route through Latin America, with the exception of Colombia. 2. Film the story of an individual affected by autism in each country I travel through with the exception of Honduras... Read More

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Hope in El Salvador

I recently went on a tour of the new Asociación Salvadoreña de Autismo building (the Salvadoran Autism Association). It was a stark contrast to the interview I’d filmed the previous day hours away in a poor village of the Rio Lempa. The Asociación Salvadoreña de Autismo (ASA) is a very young organization and has not [...]