‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer

As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him ...
Yahoo

I’m autistic and non-speaking. Here’s what I want you to know

My travels with autism started long before my diagnosis at the age of three years and three months. My family noticed autistic features from around 15 months of age. I never looked at people and did ...
Iowa Public Radio

Non-speaking teen with autism — once thought to be intellectually disabled — accepted at MIT

When Viraj Dhanda begins his freshman year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he’ll be the university’s first-ever non-speaking student with autism. Diagnosed with autism at age 2, Viraj ...

What is autism? Understanding the spectrum, gut-brain connection, ‘masking’ and more

Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, we speak with experts and researchers to understand the neurodivergent ...
WWLTV

Unlocking Voices: New program helps non-speaking autistic individuals communicate

NEW ORLEANS — What if you had never heard the voice of your child and then along came a program that could unlock the deep thoughts and intelligence that were hidden beneath the silence. Well, that's ...