| Sign Language The use of sign by children and adults with Autism has long been used as an alternate means of communication for autistics that lack the capability to use actual speech. Recent studies have show that sign language used in conjunction with speech therapy has actually led to vocalization capabilites in children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Links: Sign language for people with developmental disabilities: http://www.parentsinc.org/newsletter/June97/SIGNLAN.html AUTISM AND THE MOTOR THEORY OF LANGUAGE: http://www.percepp.demon.co.uk/autism.htm Signed Speech or Simultaneous Communication: http://www.autism.org/sign.html Sign Language Use by Children with Autism: http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~jlh19467/signlang.html American Sign Language Browser: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm Handspeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online: http://dww.deafworldweb.org/asl/ | 
