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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Communicating between teachers and students with special needs can be challenging. In Kanawha County, they’re trying to bridge that gap with special communication boards.

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 ...

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 ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M VICKI DORTCH. TONIGHT POLICE IN CHARLESTOWN ARE ARMED WITH A NEW TOOL TO HELP PROTECT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY’S MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS. WLKY DREW GARDNER IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO ...

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 ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Autism is often defined by what people supposedly can’t do: communicate effectively, share information, connect socially. However, a major international study suggests that when ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (PIX11) — April is Autism ...

It's no coincidence that board games are popular among people with autism. And yet, we are only just learning about how they could help in the design of future wellbeing initiatives and social ...