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 ...

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

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 ...

A large-scale analysis of data on autistic preschoolers reveals that while the majority of children gain spoken language ...

Despite therapy one-third of autistic kids do not advance to spoken language. Motor imitation is a key factor for language ...

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

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A large-scale study reveals why some autistic children remain minimally verbal despite intensive ...

Music therapy can support motor skills and language development for children and adults. In Arizona, Medicaid funding exists for the therapy, but it’s limited and can affect access.

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 ...

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 ...