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:
81,754 steps
My Target:
80,000 steps
81,754
I'm walking 10,000 steps a day for Autism Initiatives
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
SUPPORT ME TO SUPPORT THEM
Saturday 7th FebI’m taking on this challenge because autism is deeply personal to our family. Our son Oscar was officially diagnosed in 2025 at just 4 years old — but honestly, we knew from around 6 months old that he experienced the world differently. He was incredibly intelligent even then, completely fascinated by things like the pram wheels spinning when they folded up — he could watch them for hours.
Watching Oscar grow up alongside other children his age has shown us just how challenging the world can be for autistic children. Oscar didn’t speak until he was 3, so for a long time he couldn’t tell us what he needed, what hurt, or what was wrong. Every day was a huge guessing game. Even Makaton didn’t work for him. Now he’s just turned 5, and conversations are still difficult.
Oscar doesn’t always recognise danger — if he could, he’d run straight into the road after a truck, because trucks are one of his special interests. Noise, crowds, and busy environments can overwhelm him quickly, sometimes leading to meltdowns. Because of this, everyday things many families take for granted — food shopping, cinemas, busy days out — simply aren’t possible for us right now. We’ve had to completely change how we live to support him and keep him safe.
One of the hardest parts is how people sometimes look at him in public, assuming he’s just being “naughty”, when in reality his nervous system is overwhelmed and he physically cannot cope with what’s around him.
I’m walking for autism to help build a world where children like Oscar are better understood, better supported, and not left behind. Support systems are becoming harder to access — EHCPs are more difficult to obtain, and even things like accessible queue adjustments at theme parks have changed, making inclusion harder for families like ours. It can feel like the world is slowly turning against children who simply experience it differently — and that shouldn’t be happening.
Many autistic children are non-verbal or struggle to advocate for themselves. They need us to be their voices. They need understanding, compassion, and real change.
If you can, please consider donating — even £1 makes a difference. I’ll do the walking, but together we can help create more awareness, more acceptance, and a better future for autistic children like Oscar.
Thank you for supporting us ❤️
Go smash it charl