Run 70km in October
for the 70% of Autistic people facing mental health challenges, paving the way for a more inclusive world.
TIME TO RUN FOR AUTISM:
Our community in numbers
1,619
Registered to change lives
769 kms
KMs run for autism
$43,656
Raised to support Autistic people and their families
Your feet deserve this. Sign up now for your free socks.
Will you Run for Autism?
Take on the Run for Autism challenge this October and help provide critical support to the 70% of Autistic people who experience mental health challenges.
Run solo, create a team or a community and take on the challenge with your friends, family, workplace, school or sports club.
Every km you run helps fund early diagnosis, autism-specific education, and critical research into mental health issues experienced by Autistic people so that they can access the support they need to realise their different brilliant®.
Sign up now to get fit, have fun, and be part of a movement of change!
How it Works
1. Register
Sign up for free and hit the ground running — we've got all the tools and support you need.
2. Raise
Fundraise for Aspect and help Autistic people live their best life in a world that truly gets them.
3. Run
Set your distance, set your pace. 35km, 70km, or 140km — October is yours to conquer.
Discover a different kind of brilliant this October
Sign up for Run for Autism and you will not only enjoy the benefits of better physical health and emotional wellbeing, you will also help deliver services that support Autistic people to live their best life, and help create autism-friendly environments where they feel welcomed and understood so that more Autistic people can realise their different brilliant®.
How far will you run this October?
35km
Halve it!
70km
For the 70% of Autistic people facing mental health challenges.
140km
Double it!
Set your own goal
Run as much (or as little) as you like.
Travel across the stars
As you log your runs and climb the fundraising tiers you’ll reveal
7 different brilliant® stars.
Your rewards
Raise
$100
and earn a Run for Autism singlet
Raise
$250
and earn a Bronze badge
Raise
$500
and earn a Silver badge
Raise
$750
and earn a Gold badge
Raise
$1000
to become a Runner of Fame and earn a VIP Medal
Leaderboards
You’ll help people like Tom realise their different brilliant®
When Tom was diagnosed at 14 years of age, it was already too late to help him get the support he needed to make the most of his school years. He was different from his friends, and that made him a target. Anxiety made his teachers think he was lazy, and shyness made him misunderstood. He had to mask who he truly was to try and fit in. The exhaustion he felt trying to fit in pushed him to the edge. He gave up on school and gave up on himself.
It wasn’t until Tom started attending Aspect’s Adult Community Services, that he found friends, became confident and began forging the path ahead.
About Aspect
Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is one of Australia's largest autism-specific service provider and charity.
By running 70kms in October you’ll help Aspect build a more inclusive and autism-friendly world.
The funds that you raise could go towards:
- Helping Autistic people and their families access earlier diagnosis so they grow up with the support and understanding that comes from an autism diagnosis.
- Providing resources and information that empower Autistic people and their families following an autism diagnosis.
- Creating inclusive, autism-friendly environments where Autistic people feel comfortable and free to be themselves.
- Providing specialist schooling for children on the autism spectrum in an environment that allows them to embrace their different brilliant®.
