MILFORD, Ohio (WKRC) - A simple keyboard is giving a local young man a voice he has never had. Jakob Jordan, 24, has nonverbal, severe autism and apraxia, making it difficult for him to speak and ...
HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- This Havertown man was voiceless for years due to his autism and apraxia. Now, he writes books to describe the first hand experiences of having autism, providing a ...
April is Autism Awareness month. My 27-year-old son has autism. I have been raising awareness since he first was diagnosed at age 2. A lot has changed in the awareness camp in 25 years. What was once ...
Artists often use their work to share a message. A local painter and poet who is nonverbal also uses his art to be heard. Charles Lenny Lunn has autism and apraxia, which prevents him from speaking.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Life can be quite difficult for people on the autism spectrum who are minimally or nonverbal as well as for their caretakers. Autism Breakthrough in Knoxville introduced WATE ...
Everyone likely knows what it is like to be misunderstood and underestimated but no one may know that better than Jakob Jordan.Jakob, the son of Q-102 radio's Jenn Jordan in Cincinnati, has been able ...
The City of Fort Worth recently recognized Apraxia Awareness Day, the condition that keeps her son from speaking. Fort Worth City Hall did something good for a mom advocating for her son and others ...
A 34-year-old nonverbal autistic artist held his first gallery exhibit, sharing his perspective through abstract paintings ...
Cyrus Kia glides through the last lane in a chlorine-scented swimming pool not far from Montgomery High School, where he is a junior, around 3 p.m. on a school day. “Fast, fast, fast, fast!” shouts ...
HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania -- Gregory Tino was voiceless for years due to his autism and apraxia. Now, he writes books to describe his firsthand experiences of having autism, providing a voice to other ...