Trains hold a special place in America's imagination. Inside a former subway station-turned-museum, trains are the centerpiece for reaching children who may have trouble making connections.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It's after school and there may be no other place these children would rather be than among trains.
It is a collection that plays host to a unique program at the museum called"Subway Sleuths." All of the children participating in it are on the autism spectrum. In the U.S., that number is growing. According to the CDC, back in 2000, the number of children on the autism spectrum was 1 in 150. Now, it is 1 in 44.
"For us, it's very common to meet somebody who has a 6-year-old who has completely committed to memory the New York City subway map and we don't even blink,” Bencivenga said. “We say, 'Come on home. You're welcome here. This is the place for you.
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