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 ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — When a non-verbal boy was found alone at night, deputies’ kindness and creativity helped reunite him with his family. Just after midnight on Wednesday, a deputy with the Lee ...

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 ...

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 — Indianapolis police officers are now are better equipped to communicate with people who have autism or those who are nonverbal. It's all thanks to a grant from the Autism Society of ...

SURFSIDE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A communication board has been installed at the playground in Surfside Beach, giving those with limited communication a chance to express their needs. It was brought to ...

Bismarck Public Schools is launching a new project, called “Play and SpeAACk,” to make playtime more inclusive for all ...

The playground communication board is shown at Hui Aloha playground in Keopuolani Park in Kahului is shown. Photo courtesy Maui County A playground communication board that can help nonverbal ...

WESTBROOK - When a child who is nonverbal learns how to communicate with others for the first time, they seem to "get a little taller" with new found confidence, a speech therapist said. Now with a ...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Parks like Doolittle Park in Wallingford are usually filled with sounds of joy. There was a different emotion on display there Wednesday afternoon: Pride. “This is a dream ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For students with hearing deficiencies or who are non-verbal, communicating what they need to their teachers or peers can be incredibly difficult. So, one Lake Charles ...