Photos: Thousands raised for Autism Speaks event in Mount Laurel, N.J.

Hundreds of people spent their Saturday morning walking for a cause.

In Mount Laurel, walkers took to the streets in support of Walk Now for Autism Speaks, helping to raise more than $192,000, according to the organization’s website.

According to Walk Now for Autism Speaks, the events are the organization’s single most powerful force in funding research.

Hundreds of thousands of people participate in similar events across the United States and Canada.

In New Jersey alone, two walks were held this past weekend.

Accoring to Walk Now for Autism Speaks, every 11 minutes another family has learned that their child has an autism spectrum disorder.