Jude Valant, a 19-year-old non-verbal student with severe autism, relies on a communication method called Rapid Prompting ...

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After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

Autism, which is referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision, is a neurodevelopmental difference that ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

Barbie's first autistic doll has been developed with sensory-sensitive features in mind. See how.

Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it's no wonder most people don't really understand much ...

Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.

New research indicates that around two-thirds of initially non-speaking children with autism begin to speak following evidence-based early intervention, with factors like intervention duration and ...