Adults with autism may be able to compensate for some of the language challenges that mark the disorder in children, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. The small study found that autistic ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Is there a right way to identify people on the autism spectrum? A debate is brewing about person-first versus identity-first language. Experts tend to think those who choose ...

Iffle and Piffle the sloths, the Insights about Autism language mascots Source: Insights about Autism Language is a powerful tool; it can be used to describe the plain, the profound, and the profane.

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 ...

The quirks in Ramsey Brewer’s conversation are subtle. The 17-year-old repeats himself from time to time and makes small mistakes in the words he uses. For instance, he says he and his best friend ...

Public health research was not my first career. Before the words autism outcomes, services research, and life course perspective ever entered my mind, I practiced early intervention for children with ...

Unique brain wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, may help explain why they have so much trouble communicating. Using an imaging helmet that resembles a big salon hair dryer ...

DLD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that hinders language learning and use, without any obvious cause such as hearing loss, ...

Reading a report written about you focused on “deficits” can be demoralizing, upsetting, and negatively impact mental health Source: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels In previous posts, we've discussed some of ...

Most kids, even those with autism, don’t need to see this guy’s smile to tell he is happy. Oleh Slobodeniuk/Corbis People with autism face a host of difficulties in a society that doesn’t always ...