Daniel Davila

My reasons

Last year, my eldest, Samuel was diagnosed with Autism. Samuel has encountered many difficulties but is always our happy, joyful beautiful boy. He is not sick, rather, just encounters many difficulties were others may not such as sensory, social, anxiety and others. 

I decided to take on this ‘Run for Autism’ in October and raise some funds for Aspect Autism who greatly assist people with Autism such as finding resources, diagnosis and connecting with others. Raising awareness for what Autism is will help people understand what it means and help people understand many Australians like Samuel who are on the spectrum you may know.

As an added bonus I am trying to kick-start my fitness (again) to be healthier so that I can be at my best for my family. 

Any donation is kindly appreciated. Thank you.

I’m running this October for the 1 in 40 Australians on the autism spectrum.

I’m running 40km this October to raise funds for the estimated 1 in 40 Australians on the autism spectrum!

Increased awareness and understanding means more people than ever are being diagnosed as Autistic – connecting more people to the support they need to thrive throughout their lives. But it also means services are being stretched further than ever before - with many children left on long wait lists at critical times in their development.

I have joined Run for autism to raise funds so more Autistic Australians can access the life-changing assessments, autism-specific education, specialist therapies and adult community services they need to create their own unique brilliance!

Any contribution, large or small, will help create a more inclusive future for Australia’s Autistic community.

Thank you so much!