Kiarra Jones, a former Littleton school bus aide accused of abusing three nonverbal children with autism in 2024, pleaded ...

A former Littleton Public Schools aide pleaded guilty to 10 counts of third-degree assault of an at-risk child and two counts ...

A Kansas paraeducator was arrested for the alleged abuse of a 5-year-old nonverbal autistic child. The Jefferson County ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

In a new study, published in PLOS One, autistic adults describe the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication (NVC). Researchers reviewed 362 firsthand accounts on the online ...

Oliver Wendt, a Purdue University assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences, demonstrates how the SPEAK all! app allows the user to select images to create a sentence. A version of ...

A former school bus aide pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting three nonverbal students with autism who were unable to report ...

Caroline Connor's concerns about her son Mason's development began around his first birthday, when she noticed he wasn't talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn't seem worried, but the ...

A former aide for Littleton Public schools pleaded guilty Monday after being accused of abusing three nonverbal, autistic ...

Researchers reviewed 362 firsthand accounts on the online forum WrongPlanet.net, where autistic adults openly talk about communication challenges. They focused on posts about nonverbal ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions, and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You ...