Colleen Tryner uses sign language to help her autistic son Dylan communicate and express emotions.

Autistic people often have challenges with social communication and interaction. Speech therapy can help them communicate more meaningfully and effectively by building their communication and social ...

According to The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, can affect children's language development and communication in a variety ...

“He’s autistic,” I say, responding to a question about my 9-year-old son. After shifting in her chair, a co-worker responds: “It must be hard to have a child on the spectrum.” A version of this ...

You're looking at a truck. You're with a young child and he follows your gaze. He's interested in the object you're looking at without you pointing at it. This is called joint attention and it is one ...