People with autism have brains that are wired differently. This can make them especially strong in some areas-such as ...

(TNS) — Ereeni Roulakis is a speech language pathologist who uses play-based speech and language therapy to help New Orleans children with communication disorders and differences. Such disorders can ...

Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

You might miss something, or someone might misread you. In a new study, published in PLOS One, autistic adults describe the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication (NVC).

"Devices for Autism" invites individuals and organizations in AL, AR, GA, KY, MS, NC, TN, SC to donate their used, but still functional, laptops and tablets. These devices will directly contribute to ...

Several years ago, a mother from the northeast region of the United States contacted me inquiring about helping her nonspeaking adolescent autistic son communicate. I listened to her description and ...

There was some backlash to Mattel's newly introduced autistic Barbie. But one doll could never represent an entire community.