A new human simulation training program can help individuals with autism excel in job interviews, according to a Northwestern Medicine Study. The study, published Thursday May 8, in the Journal of ...

WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University will kick off autism awareness month with a traffic stop simulation event ...

Speech therapy for autism helps improve communication skills, social interactions, and understanding of language. This can make daily interactions and learning more manageable for autistic people. In ...

Facilitated communication is a form of alternative communication developed to help individuals with severe autism or other individuals who cannot express their thoughts and feelings vocally.

Communicating can be a challenge for certain individuals with autism. In “Communication Innovations for Individuals with Autism,” Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor at Harvard ...

Autism is clinically defined by impairments in social communication, leading to assumptions that individuals with autism are less effective communicators. But a new study challenges this notion. The ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...

The quirks in Ramsey Brewer’s conversation are subtle. The 17-year-old repeats himself from time to time and makes small mistakes in the words he uses. For instance, he says he and his best friend ...