Opening the Door: Psychotherapy With Nonspeaking or Unreliably Speaking Autistic Young Adults

• By: Judith Croen, LCSW Psychotherapist
• July 9th, 2026
• communication methods, facilitated communication, mental health, nonspeaking autistics, psychotherapy, spelling to communicate, Summer 2026 Issue, therapeutic interventions
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This article is about providing psychotherapy services to nonspeaking or unreliably speaking autistic young adults. Going forward the terms "communicators," "typers," or "spellers" are used interchangeably to describe this group. My hope is to encourage parents, professionals, and the wider...