What an Exciting Expo for the whole family

The 4 Bridges 4 Kids Race Festival is proud to be in partnership with Families with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who will be combining their 3rd Annual Families with ASD Autism Expo with our expo to make this event not only informative for the parents but fun & exciting for the kids too.

This year the Expo will combine three different areas of focus under one big roof to provide a unique and informative atmosphere. These areas will include the Autism Expo, a Health & Fitness Expo, and the Education Alliance Expo. The Education Alliance Expo will provide information on the various programs and community activities that the Education Alliance of Northern Kentucky is involved in which help to benefit the education of children in the Northern Kentucky area. The Health & Fitness expo will have vendors, groups, and service providers who promote an active lifestyle and cna help you maintain your health.

Last year's Autism Expo event had 75 plus Service Providers, Therapist, Doctors, and Organizations that work with children and adults with autism set up free information booths so that families
could come to one location to receive a wealth of information. There was also an Autism Store with vendors
selling Autism Awareness Items. Over 3,000 attendees were at the Autism Expo last year.

There will also be free activities throughout our Expo that are child and family centered. Each family will also
receive a free copy of the 2008 Families with ASD Autism Yellow Pages Resource Guide. This is a wonderful
resource that lists autism providers in the Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky area. We are also currently
working on getting sponsorship for more great guest speakers that will again be free to the public at our Autism
Expo!

Just over 10 years ago, the rate of Autism was 1 in 10,000. Now that the rate has risen to an epidemic rate of 1 in every 150 children, the need in our area is great. If you don't directly know someone with autism, you most likely will within the next year. Families with ASD wants to help families connect with the resources in our area that could help support their families.

The 4 Bridges 4 Kids is very excited to be partnered with not only Families with ASD, but also the Cincinnati Center for Autism and the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati to present this event to you. To paraphase Julia Smith from Families with ASD, together these great organizations " ... are working to help families put the pieces of the autism puzzle together."