This is a photo of Joseph, who went missing early Wednesday morning in Marissa.

The Columbia Fire Department was requested at about 9 a.m. Wednesday for the use of its ATV in assisting Marissa and several other St. Clair County emergency response agencies in the search for a 5-year-old autistic boy reported missing earlier in the morning.

The boy, whose name is Joseph, was last seen on South Euclid Street in Marissa around 4 a.m. Wednesday, wearing camouflage pajamas on backwards.

Call the Marissa Police Department at 618-295-3022 if you have any information on him.