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http://www.atlasforautism.org - Atlas serves families and students of all ages diagnosed with Autism Simply put, we are Atlas. Join our Atlas family!

Whenever people ask, "What do you do at Atlas?" We always smile and take pause before carefully crafting an answer that could succinctly, yet properly describe what it is because so much is crafted around our students needs as the cone to us! The programs we offer, ages we serve and communities we build are so wide-reaching and touch so many areas it seems nearly impossible to summarize it all. Yet, there is clear unity in one emphatic point: We give VOICE. We enable students of all ages (3-21 years and beyond!) and all abilities (diagnosed with ASD, LD or other developmental differences and neuro-typical) to find their own happiness, explore learning with love and passion and to express themselves howsoever they choose. We also create a community space where parents, professionals and like-minded dreamers can gather and collaborate. We provide educational programming, social skills, and community classes (OPWDD friendly). Atlas runs both a school for students 7 -21 and has afterschool and weekend programs available (now modified due to Covid) for students of ALL ages! Embark on the journey...

10/10/2026

Sending care and love today and always to you all ! Ty for being a part of our Atlas community! Take good care of you!

08/08/2026

This is community

This Boy Spent His Own Savings Building Autism Emergency Kits for First Responders

A 9-year-old boy has created emergency kits to help other children with autism in a crisis. Ledger Greyson Mann, from Virginia and autistic himself, built "LGM" backpacks for first responders after hearing about the search for a missing autistic child. He funded the first five kits using $100 of his own savings.

The kits are thoughtfully built to calm an overwhelmed child. Each backpack holds noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones, a stuffed animal plus a small blanket, fidget spinners, sensory toys, a small ball, and sunglasses. Every item is chosen to ease the sensory overload that a chaotic emergency scene can trigger.

They also solve a harder problem: communication. The bags include a dry-erase board plus picture flash cards, giving nonverbal children a way to express themselves when speaking feels impossible. It hands police and medics simple, practical tools to reach a frightened child who cannot easily explain what they need.

From that piggy-bank start, the idea has grown fast. Ledger partnered with his father, a police sergeant, to get the bags into local police, fire departments, and EMS. Community donations have since expanded the effort into dozens of active kits, spreading one boy's idea far beyond those first five backpacks.

08/07/2026

A Harlem family, community, and local activists are relieved and overjoyed Friday after an autistic man missing for several days was found alive in Brooklyn.

08/07/2026

Isaac has been found and reunited with his Mom and sister ! He is SAFE !!!

08/07/2026

Keep on sharing!!! Isaac we love you!!

A Harlem family, community, and local activists are calling upon New Yorkers on Thursday to help search for a young autistic man missing since Monday.

08/06/2026

Please keep looking! Gathering in Harlem this afternoon!

08/05/2026

Updated flyer ! Please share! Help us bring our boy home!!!

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252 W 29th Street, Fl 3rd
New York, NY
10001

Website

http://www.atlasforautism.org/

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