The Psi Chi Sorority and the Psychology Department have teamed up to host the second annual Walk for Autism Research on Saturday, April 28. The event is being sponsored nationwide by Autism Speaks and the National Alliance for Autism Research.
Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person's lifetime. It is part of a group of disorders known as Autism Spectrum Disorders. Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined.
In the Spring of 2006, Psi Chi hosted the first annual Walk for Autism Research and raised more than $10,000. This year, their goal is to double that number.
Autism Speaks and the National Alliance for Autism Research recently combined operations, bringing together two of the leading organizations dedicated to accelerating and funding biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism spectrum disorders; to increasing awareness of the nation's fastest growing developmental disorder; and to advocating for the needs of affected families.
Registration and participant check-in is at 9 a.m. in the main quad and the walk begins at 10 a.m. The route is approximately two miles long and goes throughout the Sonoma State campus. The Walk takes place rain or shine.
For more information, visit www.autismwalk.org.
