Winning Bethesda Super Sprint Triathlon for Autism caps a week of winning cases

Leesburg and Fairfax injury, disease and disability lawyer Doug Landau had quite a week. After success with cases in Front Royal, Woodstock, Fairfax and Warren Counties, the Triathlon Trial Lawyer was the overall winner at the Georgetown Prep campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The ABRAMS LANDAU trial lawyer was the fastest of the 367 finishers at the Bethesda Triathlon. Landau had previously won the run-bike-run Biathlon in 2003 at this early season Autism fundraiser. To see the complete results and split times. Landau is shown here with U.S.A. Maccabiah Triathlon teammate, friend, Masters soccer star and lawyer Michael Lichtenstein after the race.

According to the Autism Speaks site, Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person’s lifetime. It is part of a group of disorders known as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls. Autism impairs a person’s ability to communicate and relate to others. It is also associated with rigid routines and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following very specific routines. Symptoms can range from very mild to quite severe.

Facts about Autism
Did you know?

* 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism
* 1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum
* 67 children are diagnosed per day
* A new case is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes
* More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
* Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
* Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year, a figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade
* Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
* Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
* There is no medical detection or cure for autism