Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...

Autism is clinically defined by impairments in social communication, leading to assumptions that individuals with autism are less effective communicators. But a new study challenges this notion. The ...

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 ...

Facilitated communication is a form of alternative communication developed to help individuals with severe autism or other individuals who cannot express their thoughts and feelings vocally.

“The hardest part of autism is not being able to talk.” – Jeremy Sicile-Kira Imagine what it must be like to be unable to communicate clearly your wants and needs; this is something most people on the ...

“The hardest part of autism is not being able to talk.” – Jeremy Sicile-Kira Imagine what it must be like to be unable to communicate clearly your wants and needs; this is something most people on the ...