Press
A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college’s commencement speech (NPR)
A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism shares her voice in commencement address (CNN)
Nonspeaking student with autism gives moving commencement speech (Good Morning America)
Student with Nonspeaking Autism Urges Fellow Graduates to ‘Use Your Voice’ in Powerful Speech (People)
Valedictorian with nonverbal autism delivers graduation speech (MSN Daily Mail)
College valedictorian with nonverbal autism delivers commencement speech (ABC World News Tonight)
Rollins College Valedictorian With Nonverbal Autism Delivers Inspiring Commencement Speech (Southern Living)
Rollins College valedictorian with nonverbal autism delivers moving graduation address (WESH 2 News)
Florida valedictorian with autism delivers inspiring ‘silent’ commencement speech (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Valedictorian With Nonverbal Autism Delivers College Commencement Address (HuffPost)
Woman With Nonverbal Autism Defies Detractors to Graduate at Top of Class (Newsweek)
Student activist, author to launch non-profit (The Sandspur)
Ma autyzm, nie może mówić, właśnie ukończyła studia. “Napisałam tę przemowę jednym palcem” (TVN24, Poland)
Videos
Advocacy
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Meeting The Communication Needs Of Students With Hearing, Vision, Or Speech Disabilities: U.S. Department Of Justice And The U.S. Department Of Education
For One Wilton Young Adult With Autism, Spelling To Communicate Is “Nothing Short Of Amazing” (GOOD Morning Wilton)
Believing In Nonspeakers And The Right To Communicate: An Interview With Dr. Vikram Jaswal (Thinking Autism Guide)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Books
I Am in Here: The Journey of a Child with Autism Who Cannot Speak but Finds Her Voice
By Elizabeth M. Bonker (Author) and Virginia G. Breen (Author)
Kindle Amazon • Hardcover Amazon
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
By Naoki Higashida (Author), KA Yoshida (Translator) and David Mitchell (Translator)
Kindle Amazon • Hardcover Amazon
Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism’s Silent Prison
By Ido Kedar (Author)
Kindle Amazon • Paperback Amazon
Research
Eye Tracking Reveals Agency In Assisted Autistic Communication: May 2020, Scientific Reports
Motor Skills In Autism: A Missed Opportunity: January 2022, Spectrum
Is Motor Impairment in Autism Distinct from Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Report from the SPARK Study
Dyspraxia in autism: association with motor, social, and communicative deficits
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