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 ...
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 ...
Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Covid-19 pandemic unexpectedly ushered in a sense of calm worldwide, providing a ...
A group representing the nation’s speech-language pathologists is warning against using controversial “facilitator-dependent” communication techniques with people who have disabilities. The American ...
Prior to COVID-19, communication via the internet was already a regular feature of everyday interactions for most people, including those on the autism spectrum. Various studies have shown how ...
When drivers with autism encounter police officers, they are often unsettled by the lights, sounds and communication ...
Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they're sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people ...