Support for autistic individuals & families

Finding support shouldn't be another thing to figure out.

ThreadLight connects autistic people and the families who love them to community peers, free resources, and carefully vetted providers. All through a simple text message. No app. No account. No overwhelm.

Text Elia anytime

(844) 945-3103

Just say hello. She'll take it from there

Text Elia Anytime

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Today 2:14 PM

Hi. I think my daughter might have autism and I'm feeling totally overwhelmed.

Hi, I'm Elia, an AI assistant. I'm so glad you reached out. Can you tell me a little about what feels most urgent right now?

We need a professional who can help her with unmasking. And honestly just someone who gets it.

I can help with both. I'll find a mental health therapist near you and connect you with a parent who's been through this. One step at a time. 💛

What is ThreadLight

A community tool, not a clinical one.

ThreadLight is an SMS-based platform that connects autistic people and their families with peer support, curated resources, and vetted service providers. The platform is powered by an AI assistant called Elia, who communicates with you via text message.

ThreadLight is designed to help you feel less alone, find others who understand your experience, and discover resources and providers that might help.

What ThreadLight offers

Three kinds of support. One text message.

When you text Elia, she listens, asks a few clear questions, and finds the right match for what you actually need. Whether that's a person, a program, or a provider.

Peer community

Get connected with autistic individuals and parents who have walked a similar path. Real lived experience, freely shared. ThreadLight matches you based on what you're going through - not just demographics.

Free resources

Nonprofits, support groups, publicly funded services, and informational guides - surfaced for your specific situation and location. Free resources are always shown alongside paid options, never buried.

Vetted providers

Therapists, SLPs, dentists, tutors, and specialists - ranked by autism affirming practices. Every provider earns their placement through real feedback from real families, collected automatically after each connection.

Meet Elia

Your number is
(844) 945-3103.
That's all you need.

Text Elia Anytime

Elia is ThreadLight's conversational guide. She's available by text 24 hours a day. She uses plain, direct language with no idioms and no unexpected scripts. She'll never ask you to install anything, create an account, or remember a password.

Text anything Say what's on your mind. Elia will ask clear, simple follow-up questions at your pace.

Get matched Elia finds the best fit from peers, free resources, and providers in your area.

Stay in the loop Elia follows up to make sure the connection worked for you. Your feedback shapes who gets matched next.

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text support · always on

I'm looking for an occupational therapist who actually understands sensory processing. In Austin.

Got it. Is this for you, or for a child? And are you looking for in-person, or open to telehealth?

For me. In-person preferred.

I found 3 OTs near you with autistic affirming practices. Sending a match now. Want me to also connect you with a local peer group?

(844) 945-3103

Text Elia · No app required

For providers

Reach families who need exactly what you offer.

ThreadLight connects you with clients in your area who are actively looking for your specialty. Your placement in results is shaped by how affirming your practice is for the people we serve, not by who spends the most. That means a newly independent SLP can compete on equal footing with a large practice.

Affirming-fit ranking. Leads route first to providers whose practice is most affirming for the user in front of us. That signal comes from our intake conversations and lightweight post-match check-ins about how supported users felt.

A neutral start. New providers begin at a neutral affirming care signal. Nothing to earn back, just signal we accumulate as we learn how your practice serves our users.

Transparent matching. You'll always know what's shaping your affirming care signal and what's moving it. No black box ranking, no surprises.

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