Autism Society of Indiana provides communication boards for Allen County Sheriff’s Department Posted: Aug 16, 2022 / 01:38 PM EDT Updated: Aug 16, 2022 / 03:22 PM EDT ...

Those communication boards are being distributed to police, firefighters and emergency response personnel throughout Monroe County as the first part of a growing effort through the Autism Society ...

The release said the low-tech, inexpensive communication boards will allow officers to serve non-verbal individuals in a non-threatening way. St. Joseph County Police Department mental health ...

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 sai… ...

Fifty of these nonverbal communication boards were recently given to the Bloomington Police Department by the Autism Society of Indiana. Funding was provided by Psi Iota Xi sorority of Bloomington.

Billy Williams' Eagle Scout project is a game-changer for non-verbal and verbally-limited children with autism. Children communicate by pointing to how they feel.

Kendra Frank, a wife and mother of two, is changing the way Texas views communication through her nonprofit, Elliott’s Voice.

The Charlestown Police Department received new communication boards that will give officers a way to communicate with a person who may be nonverbal, have limited English skills, have autism, or ...

“Every school that has an Autism Center will have a playground communication board in Kanawha County Schools,” Robinson said. The first communication board was installed in 2021 at Ruffner ...

Autism diagnosis. At age 3, ... Paul, senior director of clinical issues for ASHA, noted that the organization doesn’t discourage the use of letter boards or other communication devices.

‘I’m free’: New communication method finally gives people with autism a voice. Updated: Feb. 07, 2025, 9:58 a.m. ... both of which also use letter boards to facilitate communication.