Barefoot Autism Challenge week 1

 April is here! That means the Barefoot Autism Challenge starts! It's been a great week for the Barefoot Autism Challenge so far! I'll give you a rundown of each week this month.

To start, I was interviewed on Hello Iowa on channel 13 by Megan Reuther. I shared highlights from the past few years of my challenge as well as shared an upcoming event that will be put on by the Des Moines Rugby Club and the 515 Run Club. More on that in a future blog post. And with that the Barefoot Autism Challenge officially got underway.

On Autism Awareness Day, I went to Grant Ragan Elementary school in Waukee where they have a whole day showing fun things related to autism to the students. Megan Trader's first grade class had me talk about my challenge and we did a little barefoot walk around the school. We were going to do it outside but for weather reasons had to stay inside.

Even after we did the walk, some of the kids didn't even want to put their shoes and socks back on which I can relate to. But they did have to go back on before lunch. I'll definitely be back for next year.

My friend Alicia from Talk Play Junction was there too

There's still a lot more to come for April but I'm excited to celebrate 10 years of my challenge! Stay tuned for more.