As parents and advocates within the Autism community — with family, friends, and deep personal ties to Ukraine — we created Autism Unity, a Boston, Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

Autism Unity was founded to assist autistic children and their families facing instability, disrupted care, and severe psychological stress caused by war.

Through our close relationships with families in Ukraine, we witnessed how children on the autism spectrum became especially vulnerable to the realities of war: air raid sirens, violence, sudden relocation, crowded shelters, interrupted schooling, and the loss of critical therapeutic care. For many of these children, overwhelming sensory experiences, constant uncertainty, and the disruption of familiar routines created even greater emotional and developmental challenges.