Casey Pontin

Walk for Autism 2026

My Activity Tracking

My tracker shows my steps for the 8 days of the challenge from 26th March to 2nd April. My goal progression shows all my steps including any I have done outside of the challenge days.

My Target: 80000 Steps

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Goal Progression

Steps walked so far:

100,670

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My Target:

80,000

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100% Complete

I'm walking 10,000 steps a day for Autism Initiatives

Walk for Autism is a fundraising challenge run by Autism Initiatives Group. Autism Initiatives Group is working towards a world where every autistic person has the support they need to thrive, every opportunity to fulfil their potential and a supportive, inclusive community to live in.

I'll be walking 10,000 steps a day from 26th March to 2nd April to raise money for this fantastic charity. Please sponsor me.

Any donation big or small is greatly appreciated 😊

My achievements

Added profile picture

Shared page

First donation received

Raised £20 t-shirt is on its way

50% fundraising target

100% fundraising target

Challenge completed

My updates

A big thank you

Wednesday 1st Apr

I honestly don’t have the words to fully express how grateful I am… 💙


To everyone who has already donated to the Walk for Autism in honour of my beautiful little boy Rio,thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kindness and generosity have truly touched me in ways I can’t even explain.


As a parent, you just want the world to be kind, understanding, and accepting of your child. Seeing so many of you come together to support Rio and this journey means more than you could ever know. It reminds me that he is surrounded by love, and that I am not alone.


Every single donation, message, and share is helping raise awareness and support not just for Rio, but for so many incredible children and families walking a similar path.


Thank you for believing in him. Thank you for standing with me. And thank you for helping make the world a little brighter and more understanding 💙


For Rio and every child like him 💚

Friday 30th Jan

There are moments in life that change you forever. For me, that moment came wrapped in a diagnosis and in the beautiful, bright eyes of my son, Rio.


Rio is autistic. But before anything else, he is kind, curious, loving, funny, and endlessly unique. Autism is not something that defines him, but it is something that shapes how he experiences the world and how the world responds to him.


As a parent, loving a child with autism means learning a new language of patience, and unconditional love. It means celebrating milestones others may overlook, and navigating challenges others may never see. It means worrying about the future while fighting fiercely to make that future brighter.


Autism is far more common than many realize, yet support, understanding, and resources often fall short. Families like ours face ongoing costs therapies, specialised education, adaptive tools, and emotional support that can be overwhelming. Behind every statistic is a child like Rio, and parents doing everything they can to help their child thrive.


This cause is deeply personal to me. I am raising funds not just for my son, but for all children and families walking this path. Funds raised help support autism programs, research, early intervention services, and community resources that make a real, difference in daily lives.


When you donate, you’re not giving to a diagnosis you’re investing in potential. You’re helping create a world where children like Rio are understood, supported, and celebrated for exactly who they are.


My hope is for a future where autism is met with compassion instead of confusion, inclusion instead of isolation, and opportunity instead of limitation.


Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Thank you for standing with families like mine. And thank you for helping build a kinder, more inclusive world for Rio, and for so many others.

Thank you to my donors

£80

Sopzey Anderson

Allons-y

£53.32

Pauline Pollard

❤️

£32.23

Alison Pontin

£32.23

Anonymous

£27.05

Louise Bridges

You are amazing Case 😘

£21.84

Tracy Unal

Good luck on your walk your amazing x

£21.84

Teresa Carroll

Aww well done you. Fantastic cause for your gorgeous little man 💙

£21.84

Jamie Williams

Fantastic cause Casey! You’ll smash this

£20

Abigail Ward

The best mummy

£20

Harriet D

£20

Anonymous

£16.56

Rena Mugondi

£16.56

Anonymous

£15

Claire Hubner

Great cause Casey 👏

£15

Camilla Dixey

Love you xx

£15

Femke Bakker

£15

Jason

£11.33

Rich

£11.33

Leigh Wiliams

£11.33

Charlotte Mcnally

Go Case!

£11.33

Erin Taylor

£11.33

Katy Bower

♥️♥️♥️

£10

Erin Taylor

Get it girl ! Xx

£10

Louise

Good luck Casey ❤️ what an amazing cause for Rio and all the other children that have autism ❤️

£10

Talane Smith

Keep smashing it for a great cause!

£6.11

Naeem Hussain

Go on, Trouble 🙌🏽💎

£6.11

Vanessa Hollis

£5.99

Anonymous

£5

Wendy Mutch