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Valley Village TV Executive Inspired by Autistic Son
Lisa Katz will walk during the LA Autism Walk for her 7-year-old son
LOS ANGELES – Valley Village resident Lisa Katz, 20th Century Fox TV Senior VP Drama Development, knows about the obstacles and challenges of being a parent to a child with autism and will walk in support of the autism community during Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Pasadena Rose Bowl during Autism Awareness Month.
Katz’s son Sam, 7, first began showing signs of autism at 2 years old.
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The Katz family will be walking at the 12th annual Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks event at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, as one of an expected 50,000 people uniting to show their support for autism research and awareness.
Katz has walked for over five years with “Team Greenbean,” a team raising over $400,000 in much needed funds in 2013, and the top fundraising Autism Speaks’ walk team in the nation, spearheaded by Team Captains Andrea Lee and husband Ari Greenburg, a television packaging agent and board member at WME, the largest talent agency in the world, and an Autism Speaks’ board member.
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Now in the first grade, Katz’s son Sam currently receives speech therapy, occupational therapy, and learns adaptive skills in a supportive environment.
Walk Now for Autism Speaks Public Information: http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/losangeles
https://www.facebook.com/AutismSpeaks.LosAngeles
https://twitter.com/autismspeaksla
For media information contact:
Annie Rivera, LA Autism Walk Communications Co-Chair, 714-365-4170 or annierivera@feltenmedia.com
Matthew Asner, Autism Speaks Executive Director for Southern California, matt.asner@autismspeaks.org.
ABOUT WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS: Walk Now for Autism Speaks is North America’s largest grassroots autism walk. The 2013 LA Autism Walk hosted 50,000 people, raised $2.2M, and was the highest fundraising autism walk in the country. http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/losangeles
https://www.facebook.com/AutismSpeaks.LosAngeles
https://twitter.com/autismspeaksla
ABOUT AUTISM SPEAKS: Autism Speaks is the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. www.autismspeaks.org
ABOUT AUTISM: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), autism now affects about 1 in every 88 American children, including 1 in 54 boys. Autism is a complex condition that affects a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges.
