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.

Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people ...

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 ...

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 ...

As an influential federal autism committee considers moving to “neutral, strengths-based” language, some advocates are pushing back arguing that stripping words will merely “sanitize” the realities ...

Thinking about autism has evolved. Just three decades ago, autism was a relatively rare and clearly defined condition, ...

A large-scale study reveals why some autistic children remain minimally verbal despite intensive early intervention, and what factors may shape more personalized support. Study: Proportion and Profile ...