Bringing hundreds of children and families together for a day built around surfing, community, and the therapeutic power of surfing, the seventh annual Surfing With Nixon Autism Surf Day is set for September 25 at Revel Surf Park in Mesa, Arizona.

“We’re so excited to bring this event back after it not having a venue the last couple of years,” says Steve Howard, Director of Surfing with Nixon. “It’s going to be a great year, we can’t wait.”

From One Family a Surf Therapy Movement

Founded by Daniel Romney after his son Nixon was born with cerebral palsy, autism and deafness, Surfing With Nixon began as an effort to provide his son with access to meaningful physical and recreational therapy. After discovering how much Nixon loved being in the water, Romney started bringing friends and family together to create a surf therapy experience at Big Surf Water Park in Tempe.

What started small has grown into an event serving more than 400 families affected by autism spectrum disorder in a single day.…