Diane La Malfa

I'm walking for Aspect South East Sydney School

I’ve stepped up to ‘Walk for Autism’ to help create a world where no-one on the autism spectrum is left behind. 

Our beautiful son Leo was diagnosed with ASD at 3 years of age. His main areas of difficulty are communication, understanding, social skills, and sensory processing. It’s been a long road to get him to where he is now and at 5 years of age he is thriving and improving each day! Our support for Leo is endless and together with his amazing team of therapists, teachers and family he really is very lucky to have such amazing people fighting his corner!

Leo attends the Aspect South East Sydney School, who offer a specialized learning environment for children on the spectrum. Their students are celebrated for their strengths and unique attributes and encouraged to be the best version of themselves. Their teachers are dedicated, patient, kind and wear ‘invisible’ superhuman capes! They truly care about each and every student and deserve recognition 1000 times over for everything they do.

An estimated 1 in every 70 people are on the autism spectrum. Along with their family members, this means autism is a part of daily life for over a million Australians.

People on the autism spectrum see, hear, feel and experience the world differently. For many, simply coping with the everyday can lead to confusion, anxiety and isolation.

By coming together and taking action, we can help provide opportunities for people on the autism spectrum to participate, engage and thrive in the world around them.

I’ll be challenging myself to raise much needed funds for the ASPECT South East Sydney School, and to help support people on the autism spectrum.

Help make my steps count and show your support by donating today – as little as $5 will help – it all adds up!

Thank you so much