By Ruth Donlin, MS, ASAT Board Member
On November 2, 2014, the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) had a great team of runners successfully complete the New York City Marathon.
This International event is one of the world’s greatest marathons, supported by an enthusiastic community and is pursued by 100,000 applicants every year. The 2014 New York City Marathon broke the previous year’s record with 50,564 finishers, now making it the largest marathon in the world. History was also made in New York City when its one-millionth runner crossed the finish line.
The New York City Marathon attracts inspiring runners, from world-class athletes to those who face a wide-range of challenging situations. Team ASAT included Leif Albright, a behavior analyst who was thrilled to have completed his 3rd marathon helping raise funds for, and disseminate ASAT; Kaseedee Jermain, a certified personal trainer who ran in honor of two young boys with autism who were her inspiration to run; and Jamie and Alex Schneider, 24-year-old identical profoundly autistic twins with limited communication skills who have now completed eight marathons. Alex finished the race with an impressive time of 3:21:10.
The monies donated to his campaign are being used to develop materials that will be distributed to promote awareness of scientifically proven treatments for autism.
ASAT’s Team Crowdrise page can be found at www.crowdrise.com/ASAT2014NYCMarathon A very special thank you to Team ASAT!
