Team Christopher

Christopher is going to be turning 10 years old shortly after this years walk. I can’t believe where the time has gone.

He was diagnosed at 2 ½ years old, has been in ASD classrooms since then, he has completed two years at Scottish Rites when he was younger, and will now be entering the fourth grade. 

He is an absolutely remarkable child! He plays the piano, and LOVES arts and crafts. Chris doesn’t make the “typical” art projects that one would think a child his age would make, instead of houses with popsicle sticks, he will make “power lines”, or instead of flowers with construction paper and glue, he will make “Bissel Carpet Shampooers and Wahl Buzzers out of the construction paper and tape instead of glue! He free lances his cutting, he does not draw it out first, and it is amazing what he can do with those scissors. An architect someday perhaps?

I don’t know what the future hold for my little boy, but he has the imagination like no other. Autism has its “ups” for Chris, but also has its “downs”, his frustration to not be able to get out all the words he wants, or make friends the way maybe an “average” child would, but that is why we are so passionate about this walk, to help contribute to his school, in order to have the means to teach him and his peers that also have Autism. We can proudly say that our team, and our pledges helped with getting Chris’ classroom a smart board! And that is why we do this every year.

To donate to our team, visit our personal donation link, located here:  http://www.freewebs.com/autismassociationofnorthernmn/apps/donations/