Computer scientist Emily Prud'hommeaux's NIH-funded study of language and communication style lays the groundwork for developing interventions to help a relatively underserved population Photo credit: ...

An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to speak. The drug, leucovorin, is a prescription vitamin that functions similarly to ...

You might have a preconceived idea of the goals of speech therapy and how they relate to actual speech. But for your child with autism, speech therapy can support a wide variety of skills important to ...

It doesn't look like we've got an established thread on this subject. I suspect that I'm not the only one around here with an interest in the field. Some articles I saw this morning: A new study led ...

Rollins College valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker gave a powerful speech at commencement last week. Bonker is affected by nonspeaking autism, so she used a text-to-speech computer program to deliver her ...