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Hello Smithtr, My brother is autistic and does not speak, but feels more comfortable with sign language. My family is very grateful for ASL, because without it we would not be able to communicate. It is still difficult sometimes, but much better than before. He is 13 now, but will always be...

Thanks! OK, thank you both for the advice. Smithtr, yes, I was worried that using ASL in the video might lead to disqualification. Also, not my primary language as I am hearing, but I have been studying to communicate better with my baby brother, for who it is his primary language...

Hi guys, I have a bit of a dilemma, but I'd really appreciate any respectful input. I am a graduate student in biology and an ASL student and I was thinking about entering a video contest run by the National Science Foundation (GRFP "Creating the Future" Video Contest). When I applied for my...

Hello all, I can honestly say that it was a huge breakthrough when my non-verbal, autistic brother stated learning sign when he was about 8 years old. He'd gone to years of speech therapy, and would learn about 5 vocalizations to represent different concepts (gu = go, bu = bye, etc.) but if the...