“Understanding and Developing Communication Skills”
About This Issue
The Winter 2025 issue Autism Spectrum News is dedicated to Understanding and Developing Communication Skills, featuring articles on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), workplace strategies, active listening, and empowering self-advocacy. From practical tools to personal stories, this edition highlights innovative approaches to overcoming communication barriers and supporting autistic individuals in expressing themselves effectively.
Beyond communication, the issue explores related topics like sensory processing challenges, unconscious bias in education, and supporting mental health during transitions. Together, these articles offer valuable insights and diverse perspectives to foster greater understanding and inclusion within the autism community.
Articles in This Issue
Understanding and Developing Communication Skills
Bridging the Gap: Mastering Workplace Communication for Autistic Young Adults
* Can Being Denied Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Cause Lifelong Trauma?
Cooking Up Communication: A Recipe for Using AI to Support AAC with Modeling Scripts
Enhancing Communication Skills in the Workplace: Strategies for Autistic Employees and Employers
How to Best Determine if an Autistic Individual is Using an Effective Communication System
* Improving Health Care Communication for Autistic Teens
More Than Words: Empowering the Voices of People with Autism
Nina: A Nonspeaker Who Found Her Voice
Parent-Led Strategies to Support Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Project ImPACT: Empowering Parents with Evidence-Based Strategies for Early Autism Intervention
* Social Communications: An Essential but Often Overlooked Skill for Autistics
* The Autistic Guide to Small Talk
* The Autistic Special Interest as a Form of Communication
Voices from China: Psychology Students Reflect on Autism Awareness and Advocacy
Advocacy
* Autistic Lived Experience: To Be Disabled Is to Be Strong!
“Nothing About Us Without Us” Leaves Voices Out
* The Problem with Calling Neurominorities “Neurodiverse”
Education
Overcoming Barriers in Math Education and Assessment for Autistic Children
* Painful Conversations: Unconscious Neurodiversity Bias in Higher Education
Mental Health
Navigating Mental Health and Life Transitions for Autistic Youth
News
Relationships
Neurodiverse Couples: When One Partner Comes Out as Trans
Research
A Key Brain Difference Linked to Autism Is Found for the First Time in Living People
* Indicates an article written by an Autistic Adult
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