We are researchers who coach parents to communicate with children with disabilities. Here are five strategies families can use to help children with autism spectrum disorder build their communication ...

Approximately 30% of individuals with autism do not develop speech that is sufficient for meeting the communication demands of everyday life. People with autism and little to no functional speech rely ...

HERNDON, Va. – On a humid morning this past summer, three college-age boys walked to their local river to make mud together for an eco-friendly art project. Mixing dirt and water using sticks, and ...

Researchers are studying how movement helps children with special needs improve social communication and motor skills. By Michele C. Hollow As soon as James Griffin gets off the school bus he tells ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

J. B. Ganz receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education (Institute of Education Sciences, Office of Special Education Programs) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Sanikan ...