(TNS) — Ereeni Roulakis is a speech language pathologist who uses play-based speech and language therapy to help New Orleans children with communication disorders and differences. Such disorders can ...

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 ...

Owen Duncan, 5, is autistic, non-verbal and has a global developmental delay. He needs an Augmentative and Alternative Communication device to communicate his wants and needs. The device is about ...

The first app to use artificial intelligence to power an alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) tool for profoundly autistic and other minimal- and non-speaking users was recently unveiled ...

To cope, some autistic people try to mimic non-autistic behavior by studying gestures, taking acting classes, or copying characters from TV. Others prefer to communicate in writing, where the pressure ...

Several years ago, a mother from the northeast region of the United States contacted me inquiring about helping her nonspeaking adolescent autistic son communicate. I listened to her description and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The memory of one of Staten Island’s most inspirational residents will live on through the advocacy work of his family and loved ones. The GRACE Foundation, a local nonprofit ...

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 ...