Sep. 24—For most of his 15 years, Ryan Edghill-Pearson was trapped in a prison of silence like many people with autism—he couldn't speak. For most of his 15 years, Ryan Edghill-Pearson was trapped in ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

LeeAnn DiTomaso, co-owner of Access S2C in Highland Heights, was working as a labor-and-delivery nurse when a friend’s nonverbal son demonstrated his new spelling skills by typing out this message to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...

A study of children with autism spectrum disorder found that a therapeutic intervention using robots was effective in improving their social development and participation in social activities. After ...

(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 ...

One of my favorite analogies for describing the emotional experience of a parent whose child has special needs is Emily Perl Kinglsey’s poem “Welcome to Holland.” “Welcome to Holland” likens a ...

When Aimee Karpien adopted her son, Henry, at 18 months old, she immediately suspected he had developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. “We quickly pursued evaluation through early ...

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

Ryan Edghill-Pearson rides with Norm Sparks. Then he wrote: “I want to participate in regular classes in school,” bouncing up and down with his excitement in his chair at the prospect. Ryan became ...