The Autism Champions for Climate initiative was born from the understanding that nature heals. For many neurodivergent children, being outdoors — feeling the grass under their feet, listening to birds, or watching sunlight filter through trees — offers a unique sense of calm, grounding, and connection that traditional spaces often can’t provide.

At Ready Aiders Foundation, we’ve seen how open green spaces bring focus, joy, and emotional balance to children on the autism spectrum. Yet in many urban and informal communities, such spaces are scarce, leaving children with silent disabilities without access to nature’s healing power.