Long Island clothing company designs clothes specially for people with autism

MUTTONTOWN, N.Y. (WABC) -- Parents can attest that sometimes getting your children dressed can be a big challenge.

It can be an even bigger one for parents of autistic children.

Help is on the way thanks to company on Long Island.

"Front is back and back is front," said Lauren Thierry, of Independence Day Clothing.

It's a simple concept, but one that could make the daily life of a person with autism so much easier.

"There's no fly and no zipper and the belt is already fastened for you," Thierry said.

The local mother came up with the idea for Independence Day Clothing after years of watching her son Liam, who has autism, struggling to get dressed every morning.

"Because of the belts, because of the buttons, because of the ties, and the lace ups, and the zippers, and he just couldn't do it," Thierry said.

She says he now gets dressed in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes.

"When I tell him to put it on it doesn't matter which way he puts it on because look at the neck line. The neck line is identical," Thierry said.

Most of the clothes come with a small pocket which allows parents to put a GPS tracking device right inside.

"Nobody has to know that the tracker is there," Thierry said.

In fact, Thierry says her idea for the clothing line went into full force after the disappearance of Avonte Oquendo.

She participated in some of the search parties for the missing autistic boy.

"This went from a concept and an idea to let's get this designed, let's get this produced, let's get it out there because these kids need them," Thierry said.

The clothes are made in Queens and are packaged by autistic adults through Able Community Services.

Angela Fardellone works with them to help ship the clothes all over the world.

"They love that when they see the addresses and they see where they're going and they know that they're making a difference in somebody's life," Fardellone said.

Even if that difference means not struggling to just put on a pair of pants.

For more information on Independence Day Clothing visit: www.independencedayclothing.com