Autism is a lifelong neurological disorder, which makes it painfully difficult for children to function in the world around them. Autism robs children of their ability to communicate and to understand. Even simple play with others is often impossible. One in 150 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and the number of new cases is exploding. There is no cure.
Evening Benefits
Night of Too Many Stars will benefit a variety of autism education programs to support the growing numbers of autistic children who desperately need appropriate schools.
Funds raised will support new schools that have just opened their doors as well as existing schools that are now developing innovative programs, providing vocational and life skills for teenagers and adults with autism. Proceeds will also support outreach programs that provide training and consultation to families of very young children with autism in their homes.
A portion of proceeds will go to Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism. Autism Speaks aims to raise public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society, and mobilize the autism community to urge the government and private sector to address this global health crisis.