FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday that it received new picture communication boards from the Autism Society of Indiana. The purpose of the boards is ...

Billy Williams, an Eagle Scout, came up with the idea because he wanted to help kids who have trouble finding the words to let other know how they are feeling. About 1 in 44 US children is on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Bloomington resident Kristie Lofland heard about a boy with autism in her neighborhood who left his home unsupervised and had ...

MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - The Doug Flutie Foundation for Autism on Wednesday donated a communication board for nonverbal children to an elementary school in Medford. The board was gifted to the Roberts ...

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Katie Gandy would watch her 8-year-old son play on the playground and wish it could be more inclusive for him. It was nice to see him play with his friends, she said, ...

On the front of the page on the right, you’ll see an assortment of what looks like flat buttons, each with an image. On the back of the page, you’ll see a keyboard image and then a blank space at the ...

SOUTH BEND — Members of the St. Joseph County Police Department now have a new tool to serve people with autism and other non-verbal individuals. Last week, the department received 150 emergency ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has new tools aimed at helping officers to communicate better with people with autism. IMPD is getting more than 1,300 emergency ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Autism Society of Indiana has set out to equip first responders in 60 Indiana counties with communication boards. The hope: Help police better serve people who have autism or ...

When Bloomington resident Kristie Lofland heard about a boy with autism in her neighborhood who left his home unsupervised and had trouble communicating with the police officers who found him, she ...