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li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Alternative_medicine_sidebar" title="Template:Alternative medicine sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Alternative_medicine_sidebar" title="Template talk:Alternative medicine sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Alternative_medicine_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Alternative medicine sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Facilitated communication</b> (<b>FC</b>), or <b>supported typing</b>, is a scientifically discredited technique,<sup id="cite_ref-Autism_Wars_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Autism_Wars-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which claims to allow non-verbal people, such as those with <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a>, to communicate. The technique involves a facilitator guiding the disabled person's arm or hand in an attempt to help them type on a keyboard or other such device which they are unable to properly use if unfacilitated.<sup id="cite_ref-Facilitated_Communication_Is_a_Cult_That_Won’t_Die_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facilitated_Communication_Is_a_Cult_That_Won’t_Die-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is widespread agreement within the scientific community and among disability advocacy organizations that FC is a <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">pseudoscience</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Review_2018_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Review_2018-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Research indicates that the facilitator is the source of the messages obtained through FC, rather than the disabled person. The facilitator may believe they are not the source of the messages due to the <a href="/wiki/Ideomotor_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideomotor effect">ideomotor effect</a>, which is the same effect that guides a <a href="/wiki/Ouija_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Ouija board">Ouija board</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dowsing" title="Dowsing">dowsing</a> rods.<sup id="cite_ref-Why_debunked_autism_treatment_fads_persist_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Why_debunked_autism_treatment_fads_persist-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ganz/Katsiyannis/Morin_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ganz/Katsiyannis/Morin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Studies have consistently found that FC is unable to provide the correct response to even simple questions when the facilitator does not know the answers to the questions (e.g., showing the patient but not the facilitator an object).<sup id="cite_ref-An_experimental_analysis_of_facilitated_communication_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-An_experimental_analysis_of_facilitated_communication-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, in numerous cases disabled persons have been assumed by facilitators to be typing a coherent message while the patient's eyes were closed or while they were looking away from or showing no particular interest in the letter board.<sup id="cite_ref-Making_contact_with_a_helping_hand_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Making_contact_with_a_helping_hand-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Facilitated communication has been called "the single most scientifically discredited intervention in all of developmental disabilities".<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some promoters of the technique have claimed that FC cannot be clearly disproven because a testing environment might cause the subject to lose confidence.<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, there is a <a href="/wiki/Scientific_consensus" title="Scientific consensus">scientific consensus</a> that facilitated communication is not a valid communication technique, and its use is strongly discouraged by most speech and language disability professional organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-Review_2018_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Review_2018-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There have been a large number of <a href="/wiki/List_of_abuse_allegations_made_through_facilitated_communication" title="List of abuse allegations made through facilitated communication">false abuse allegations made through facilitated communication</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Facilitated communication is promoted as a means to assist people with severe communication disabilities in pointing to letters on an alphabet board, keyboard or other device so that they can communicate independently. It has also been called "supported typing",<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "progressive kinesthetic feedback",<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and "written output communication enhancement".<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is related to the <a href="/wiki/Rapid_Prompting_Method" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapid Prompting Method">Rapid Prompting Method</a> (RPM),<sup id="cite_ref-Burling,_Stacey_(2004)_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burling,_Stacey_(2004)-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> also known as "informative pointing",<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which also has no evidence of efficacy.<sup id="cite_ref-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AshaLeaderBlog_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AshaLeaderBlog-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-science20_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-science20-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The person with disabilities, who is often unable to rely on speech to communicate, is called the <i>communication partner</i>, while the person holding their arm is called the <i>facilitator</i>. The facilitator holds or touches the communication partner's elbow, wrist, hand, sleeve or other parts of the body<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while the communication partner points to letters of the alphabet on a keyboard or other device.<sup id="cite_ref-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>One device popular with early FC users was the Canon Communicator, which printed a tape of letters when activated.<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Morton,_Gold,_Berrigan,_Swaminatham_(1992)_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Morton,_Gold,_Berrigan,_Swaminatham_(1992)-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dineen,_Janice_(1991)_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dineen,_Janice_(1991)-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, two American companies were later charged by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a> for making "false and unsubstantiated claims" that the device could enable disabled people to communicate using FC. The companies settled and stopped mentioning FC in their advertising campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Proponents of FC claim that the reason people with autism cannot communicate effectively involves motor issues such as <a href="/wiki/Apraxia" title="Apraxia">apraxia</a>, and that they "lack confidence in their abilities"<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but physical support helps them overcome this limitation. However, this claim is unsubstantiated. Research indicates that non-verbal autistics are unable to communicate due to intellectual disability.<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> The facilitator is depicted as helping the patient with pointing to letters, controlling involuntary arm movements, avoiding mistakes, initiating movement,<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> verbal prompts, and moral support.<sup id="cite_ref-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mangiacasale,_Angela_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mangiacasale,_Angela-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is also claimed that the facilitator must believe in the patient's ability to communicate.<sup id="cite_ref-Kim,_Rose_(1992)_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kim,_Rose_(1992)-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Libman,_Gary_(1992)_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Libman,_Gary_(1992)-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Former facilitator Janyce Boynton, who came to reject the technique after taking part in double-blind trials, later reported that her training<sup id="cite_ref-Facilitated_Communication—what_harm_it_can_do:_Confessions_of_a_former_facilitator_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facilitated_Communication—what_harm_it_can_do:_Confessions_of_a_former_facilitator-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-How_facilitators_control_words_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_facilitators_control_words-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> took for granted that the process worked, and that the complexity of facilitation made it hard to realise that messages were coming from her expectations and not from her patients: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>When you're facilitating, you're so distracted by other things. You're carrying on conversations, you're asking and answering questions, you're trying to look at the person to see if they're looking at the keyboard...Your brain is so engaged that you lose sight of what's happening with your hand...that's what makes it feel like it's working because the more you practice it, the more the movements feel really fluid.<sup id="cite_ref-Facilitated_Communication—what_harm_it_can_do:_Confessions_of_a_former_facilitator_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facilitated_Communication—what_harm_it_can_do:_Confessions_of_a_former_facilitator-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Double_Talk_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Double_Talk-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-How_facilitators_control_words_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_facilitators_control_words-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p><a href="/wiki/Scott_Lilienfeld" title="Scott Lilienfeld">Scott Lilienfeld</a>, the Dobbs Professor of Psychology at Emory University, writing in <i>The Neuroethics Blog</i>, admonishes practitioners of mental health practice not to ignore their "<i>epistemic duties</i> – responsibilities to seek out and possess accurate knowledge about the world," and wrote: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Ultimately, the proponents of facilitated communication very much wanted to help individuals with autism. But the facilitated communication tragedy teaches us that good intentions are not sufficient. Good intentions paired with grossly inaccurate knowledge and an absence of a self-critical mindset can be disastrous. This tragedy also teaches us that by not attending to their epistemic duties, professionals can do grave harm without intending to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-lilienfeld-2016_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilienfeld-2016-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dynawrite.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="a communication device resembling a computer keyboard with a small liquid-crystal display attached to the top" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dynawrite.jpg/220px-Dynawrite.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dynawrite.jpg/330px-Dynawrite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Dynawrite.jpg/440px-Dynawrite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2986" data-file-height="1859" /></a><figcaption> Keyboard of the type used in facilitated communication</figcaption></figure> <p>Techniques similar to FC appeared around the 1960s, with early observations regarding facilitated teaching of children with autism being published by Else Hansen (Denmark), <a href="/wiki/Lorna_Wing" title="Lorna Wing">Lorna Wing</a> (England), and Rosalind Oppenheimer (U.S.).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Studies were made in Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s,<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but did not have an impact outside of the country,<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the debate there died out in the early 1980s due to a lack of scientific evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 11">&#58;&#8202;11&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>In Australia, special educator <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Crossley" title="Rosemary Crossley">Rosemary Crossley</a> independently created facilitated communication in 1977,<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 12">&#58;&#8202;12&#8202;</span></sup> where it became popular largely due to her efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lilienfeld-2016_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lilienfeld-2016-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alferink,_Larry_A._36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alferink,_Larry_A.-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Well,_Judith_(1994)_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Well,_Judith_(1994)-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was popularized in the United States beginning in the late 1980s by <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Schawlow" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Schawlow">Arthur Schawlow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Biklen" title="Douglas Biklen">Douglas Biklen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wright,_Pearce_(1999)_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wright,_Pearce_(1999)-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> FC has also received attention in Asia and Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alferink,_Larry_A._36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alferink,_Larry_A.-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gifford,_Aaron_(2000)_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gifford,_Aaron_(2000)-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early users of facilitated communication praised it for its apparent simplicity.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kim,_Rose_(1992)_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kim,_Rose_(1992)-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Celiberti,_David_(2010)_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celiberti,_David_(2010)-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ballon,_Diana_(1992)_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ballon,_Diana_(1992)-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was promoted as a "teaching strategy"<sup id="cite_ref-Stengle,_Bernice_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stengle,_Bernice-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> that did not require objective evaluation or close monitoring.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, as early as 1991, more than 40 peer-reviewed studies had not only failed to demonstrate FC's efficacy, but indicated that any successes reported were due to facilitator influence.<sup id="cite_ref-MostertActivist_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MostertActivist-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This influence is usually attributed to non-conscious movements,<sup id="cite_ref-Spitz,_Herman_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spitz,_Herman-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(2012)_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(2012)-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and it is thought that facilitators are genuinely unaware that they are controlling the communications.<sup id="cite_ref-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BW_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, the <a href="/wiki/American_Psychological_Association" title="American Psychological Association">American Psychological Association</a> (APA),<sup id="cite_ref-Rising,_Gerry_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rising,_Gerry-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> passed a resolution cautioning against the use of facilitated communication, citing the lack of scientific evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They also stated that information obtained via FC should not be used to confirm or deny allegations of abuse or to make diagnostic or treatment decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-BW_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_(July_2000)_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_(July_2000)-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In recognition of the continued scientific evidence against the technique, this was followed by similar statements from the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Child_and_Adolescent_Psychiatry" title="American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry">American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry</a> (AACAP),<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/American_Speech-Language-Hearing_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Speech-Language-Hearing Association">American Speech-Language-Hearing Association</a> (ASHA),<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ECE_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECE-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Duchan,_Judith_(2001)_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duchan,_Judith_(2001)-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Augmentative_and_Alternative_Communication" title="International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication">International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication</a> (ISAAC)<sup id="cite_ref-Schlosser_et_al_2014_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schlosser_et_al_2014-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1998, a British government report concluded that "the phenomenon fails to materialise once facilitator effects have been controlled. It would be hard to justify further research on this".<sup id="cite_ref-Making_contact_with_a_helping_hand_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Making_contact_with_a_helping_hand-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Educational_Interventions_for_Children_With_Autism:_A_Literature_Review_of_Recent_And_Current_Research_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Educational_Interventions_for_Children_With_Autism:_A_Literature_Review_of_Recent_And_Current_Research-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 2001, it was reported in a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed literature that "Facilitated Communication (FC) had largely been empirically discredited as an effective intervention for previously uncommunicative persons with disabilities, especially those with autism and related disorders. Key empirical findings consistently showed that the facilitator and not the client initiated communication."<sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> Many people believed FC had passed its peak,<sup id="cite_ref-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> characterizing it as a fad<sup id="cite_ref-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscientific" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudoscientific">pseudoscientific</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Normand,_Matthew_P._(2008)_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Normand,_Matthew_P._(2008)-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, promotion of the technique continued, with supporters dismissing empirical investigations as irrelevant, flawed, or unnecessary, and calling FC an "effective and legitimate intervention".<sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MostertActivist_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MostertActivist-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gardner,_Martin_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gardner,_Martin-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Porter,_Kayla_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porter,_Kayla-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2014, the facilitated communication movement remained popular and it continued to be used in many countries.<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mostert writes:</p><blockquote><p>All the newer pro-FC studies operate from the premise that FC works and is a legitimate practice to be used in investigating any number of other phenomena related to people with autism and other related severe communication problems. Such assumptions increasingly morph FC into a valid intervention among readers who are unaware of the empirical dismissal of the intervention and who might not be skilled in distinguishing solid from suspect research. In this regard, it is likely that FC will continue to reinforce the assumptions of efficacy among parents and practitioners. These perceptions will continue to be reinforced by professional organizations such as the Facilitated Communication Institute at Syracuse University, a fairly wide acceptance of FC internationally, and the vacuum created by few if any future solid empirical studies that are likely to dissuade the faithful.<sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_P._(2010)-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>Facilitated communication is closely related to the <a href="/wiki/Rapid_prompting_method" title="Rapid prompting method">rapid prompting method</a> (RPM), in which the facilitator holds the letter board instead of touching the patient.<sup id="cite_ref-Chandler,_Michael_(March_2017)_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chandler,_Michael_(March_2017)-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Proponents of RPM deny similarities with FC and state that the prompts are "nonspecific".<sup id="cite_ref-Beach,_Patrick_(January_2008)_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beach,_Patrick_(January_2008)-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, RPM contains subtle cuing that makes it highly susceptible to influence from the facilitator.<sup id="cite_ref-Chandler,_Michael_(March_2017)_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chandler,_Michael_(March_2017)-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other similarities between RPM and FC include: reluctance or refusal to test their claims in <a href="/wiki/Scientific_control" title="Scientific control">controlled</a> settings (purportedly because the process breaks the trust between facilitator and client), presumed competence, reliance on anecdotal accounts as proof of efficacy, maintenance of practices, techniques and claims that are inconsistent with the known research, claims of extraordinary literacy or intellectual breakthroughs, unconscious verbal or physical cuing by facilitators to obtain the expected responses, and inadequate or non-existent protocols to account for the effects of the facilitator.<sup id="cite_ref-Tostanoski_et_al_(August_2014)_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tostanoski_et_al_(August_2014)-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Todd,_James_(Rapid_Prompting)_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Todd,_James_(Rapid_Prompting)-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, a dispute about the use of Spelling to Communicate (S2C), a brand of RPM, developed between the <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_School_District" title="Lower Merion School District">Lower Merion School District</a> and the parent of a child attending school there. The parents claimed the child was deprived of a free education because the district declined to pay for a private educational program based on S2C. In December of that year, the hearing officer in the Pennsylvania Office of Dispute Resolution found that there was no evidence that S2C enabled the child to communicate and thus the school district prevailed.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organizations_supporting_and_opposing_facilitated_communication">Organizations supporting and opposing facilitated communication</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Organizations supporting and opposing facilitated communication"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Supporters">Supporters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Supporters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, <i>Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Reference Handbook</i> mentioned the Autism National Committee (AutCom), a parent-led nonprofit, as the main example of an organization that continued promoting facilitated communication, despite research in the mid-1990s which found that facilitators were doing the communicating rather than the children themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2022, AutCom continues to state on its website that it "[stands] with autistics, along with their families, friends, and allies, and others who know and respect them, who are working to gain a reliable, autonomous voice", and lists methods it supports including "Facilitated Communication Training (FCT), Rapid Prompting Method (RPM), Spelling to Communicate (S2C), or Informative Pointing Method".<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other organizations supporting FC have included the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN).<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opponents">Opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizations opposing facilitated communication include: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Child_and_Adolescent_Psychiatry" title="American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry">American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry</a> (AACAP)<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Pediatrics" title="American Academy of Pediatrics">American Academy of Pediatrics</a> (AAP)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_on_Intellectual_and_Developmental_Disabilities" title="American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities">American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities</a> (AAIDD), previously called the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AAIDD_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAIDD-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The American Psychiatric Association Council of Representatives (APACR)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Psychological_Association" title="American Psychological Association">American Psychological Association</a> (APA)<sup id="cite_ref-Rising,_Gerry_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rising,_Gerry-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Speech-Language-Hearing_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Speech-Language-Hearing Association">American Speech-Language-Hearing Association</a> (ASHA)<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ECE_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECE-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Duchan,_Judith_(2001)_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duchan,_Judith_(2001)-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ASHA_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASHA-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Behavior_Analysis_International" title="Association for Behavior Analysis International">Association for Behavior Analysis International</a> (ABAI)<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Science_in_Autism_Treatment" title="Association for Science in Autism Treatment">Association for Science in Autism Treatment</a><sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a> (FTC)<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Heilpädagogische Forschung<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire<sup id="cite_ref-FC_Vyse_2015_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FC_Vyse_2015-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Northern_Iowa" title="University of Northern Iowa">University of Northern Iowa</a><sup id="cite_ref-Gazette2_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette2-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Augmentative_and_Alternative_Communication" title="International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication">International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication</a> (ISAAC)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Health_and_Care_Excellence" title="National Institute for Health and Care Excellence">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence</a> (NICE)<sup id="cite_ref-NICE_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NICE-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Health" title="New York State Department of Health">New York State Department of Health</a><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Ministry of Health (New Zealand)">New Zealand Ministries of Health and Education</a><sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Intercollegiate_Guidelines_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network">Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network</a><sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialstyrelsen" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialstyrelsen">Socialstyrelsen</a> (The National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speech-Language_and_Audiology_Canada" title="Speech-Language and Audiology Canada">Speech-Language and Audiology Canada</a> (SAC)<sup id="cite_ref-SAC_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAC-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speech_Pathology_Australia" title="Speech Pathology Australia">Speech Pathology Australia</a><sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Swedish Autism and Asperger Association<sup id="cite_ref-Gunther,_Maria_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gunther,_Maria-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals and Disabilities Inc. (VALID)<sup id="cite_ref-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISAAC_Position_Statement_(2014)-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Claims_and_evidence">Claims and evidence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Claims and evidence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg/220px-Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg/330px-Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg/440px-Anne_McDonald_Centre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1665" data-file-height="941" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Anne_McDonald" title="Anne McDonald">Anne McDonald</a> Centre, a facilitated communication centre in Melbourne, Australia, directed by <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Crossley" title="Rosemary Crossley">Rosemary Crossley</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There is widespread agreement within the scientific community and multiple disability advocacy organizations that FC is not a valid technique for communicating with those with autism spectrum disorder.<sup id="cite_ref-Review_2018_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Review_2018-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Instead, research indicates that the facilitator is the source of the messages obtained through FC (involving <a href="/wiki/Ideomotor_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideomotor effect">ideomotor effect</a> guidance of the arm of the patient by the facilitator).<sup id="cite_ref-Why_debunked_autism_treatment_fads_persist_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Why_debunked_autism_treatment_fads_persist-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ganz/Katsiyannis/Morin_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ganz/Katsiyannis/Morin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Studies have consistently found that FC is unable to provide the correct response to even simple questions when the facilitator does not know the answers to the questions (e.g., showing the patient but not the facilitator an object).<sup id="cite_ref-An_experimental_analysis_of_facilitated_communication_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-An_experimental_analysis_of_facilitated_communication-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>While video tapes exist that appear to show disabled people communicating through FC, or who have used it as a means to learn independent typing, these videos are widely regarded as inaccurate and misleading. According to one researcher, "You can edit videotape and show whatever you want. They'll show you a close-up of the finger moving across the keyboard... but you're not getting what else is going on."<sup id="cite_ref-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Authorship_of_messages">Authorship of messages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Authorship of messages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Researchers attribute the facilitators' beliefs about authorship to the <a href="/wiki/Ideomotor_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideomotor effect">ideomotor effect</a> (also called the <a href="/wiki/Clever_Hans" title="Clever Hans">Clever Hans</a> or <a href="/wiki/Ouija" title="Ouija">Ouija</a> effect).<sup id="cite_ref-Hyman,_Ray_(1999)_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyman,_Ray_(1999)-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spitz,_Herman_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spitz,_Herman-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While proponents say that FC should never involve guiding the patient, researchers attending an FC class in 1993 observed that physical force was used to prevent the patients from moving their hand away from the keyboard.<sup id="cite_ref-Mulick_et_all_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulick_et_all-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Facilitators may also influence movements without realizing it.<sup id="cite_ref-Gardner,_Martin_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gardner,_Martin-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Researcher Gina Green stated: "Very subtle influence can affect people's behavior. It doesn't even have to be touch. It can be the slightest sound, the slightest visual cue."<sup id="cite_ref-Dillow,_Gordon_(1993)_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillow,_Gordon_(1993)-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Guidelines for facilitators instruct practitioners to expect the emergence of hidden skills and sensitive personal information, to use anecdotal data to validate authorship, to avoid objective scrutiny.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some observers have reported that while the facilitators were watching the letter board, their communication partners were often distracted, staring off into space, rolling around on the floor,<sup id="cite_ref-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> falling asleep,<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or otherwise not paying attention.<sup id="cite_ref-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwiegert,_Mary_Beth-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stengle,_Bernice_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stengle,_Bernice-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In other cases, the communication partners spoke words that conflicted with the words being typed.<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Individuals described as highly competent would also give wrong answers to simple questions or information that they should have readily known (e.g. the name of the family dog, the names of family members, the spelling of their own name) but which facilitators did not.<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MH021692_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MH021692-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Proponents of the technique believed that patients who had not been taught reading, writing or mathematics were capable of writing down complex thoughts and solving multiplication problems.<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kim,_Rose_(1992)_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kim,_Rose_(1992)-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stengle,_Bernice_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stengle,_Bernice-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Schubert_(1991)_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Schubert_(1991)-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Patients have also been claimed to write books and poetry,<sup id="cite_ref-Dickerson,_Brian_(2008)_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickerson,_Brian_(2008)-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reischman,_Rick_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reischman,_Rick-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> advocate for better treatment of people with disabilities,<sup id="cite_ref-McKechnie,_Howell_(1993)_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McKechnie,_Howell_(1993)-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> express a desire to get married,<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Libman,_Gary_(1992)_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Libman,_Gary_(1992)-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> have sexual relations,<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Todd,_James_(2012)_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Todd,_James_(2012)-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> decide important medical issues, and, in some cases, <a href="/wiki/List_of_abuse_allegations_made_through_facilitated_communication" title="List of abuse allegations made through facilitated communication">report abuses allegedly occurring in their homes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Alferink,_Larry_A._36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alferink,_Larry_A.-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to psychologist Adrienne Perry, "The adult or child with autism is made a 'screen' for a facilitator's hostilities, hopes, beliefs or suspicions".<sup id="cite_ref-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Autism">Autism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Autism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While proponents of FC claim that autism is primarily a motor control problem that can be overcome with physical support,<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Well,_Judith_(1994)_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Well,_Judith_(1994)-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> this view is not accepted by the scientific community.<sup id="cite_ref-reviewofcaa_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reviewofcaa-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bealsreview_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bealsreview-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Autism is often accompanied by <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_disability" title="Intellectual disability">intellectual disabilities</a> affecting language and communication which cannot be overcome by supportively holding someone's hand.<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Calculator,_Stephen_(1999)_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calculator,_Stephen_(1999)-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Facilitators reject objective data and use public opinion and qualitative studies<sup id="cite_ref-TraversVoice_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TraversVoice-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CardinalMaturingFC_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CardinalMaturingFC-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> to promote FC's efficacy despite contradicting a long history of autism research.<sup id="cite_ref-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oswald,_Donald_P._(1996)-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cuff,_John_Haslett_(1993)_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuff,_John_Haslett_(1993)-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SingerStandardsofProof_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SingerStandardsofProof-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In some cases, patients learn to give specific responses to cues from the facilitator, such as in cases where the facilitator only touches their shoulder or does not touch the patient at all.<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Proponents also say that a few individuals using FC have developed the ability to type independently or with minimal support,<sup id="cite_ref-Broderick,_Kasa-Henderson_(2001)_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broderick,_Kasa-Henderson_(2001)-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but these claims are anecdotal and have not been substantiated.<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SPA_(2012)_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPA_(2012)-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many facilitators deny they are influencing their communication partners' movements, even when faced with evidence to the contrary.<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Pediatrics" title="American Academy of Pediatrics">American Academy of Pediatrics</a> (AAP) clinical report, <i>Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder</i>, published in January, 2020, the "Current scientific evidence does not support the use of facilitated communication in which a nonverbal individual is guided to communicate. This differs from <a href="/wiki/Augmentative_and_alternative_communication" title="Augmentative and alternative communication">augmentative and alternative communication</a>, in which the individual is taught to communicate independently."<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Belief in facilitated communication is promoted by its status as a claimed "miracle cure" presented when parents are undergoing stress and grief from learning that their child has a disability. The only evidence of success is the transcript of apparent communication.<sup id="cite_ref-Mulick_et_all_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulick_et_all-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In some cases of autism, parents reject the diagnosis and say that their child's disability is physical rather than developmental, and with FC or RPM their beliefs are confirmed.<sup id="cite_ref-Vyse2018_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vyse2018-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bealsreview_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bealsreview-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Researchers James Mulick, John Jacobson and Frank Kobe state that FC is used to "...stroke their hopes with empty promises, regardless of their sincerity, while reaping personal or political rewards and working hard to prevent systematic verification of their claims". They add that "people with handicaps can be valued members of their families and communities without resorting to appeals to miracle cures" and that genuine help is available, but "advances in treatment and understanding come at the price of rigorous training, dedication to accuracy and scientific standards, and objective verification of all treatment claims".<sup id="cite_ref-Mulick_et_all_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulick_et_all-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Rimland" title="Bernard Rimland">Bernard Rimland</a>, a research psychologist who founded the <a href="/wiki/Autism_Research_Institute" title="Autism Research Institute">Autism Research Institute</a> of San Diego and the <a href="/wiki/Autism_Society_of_America" title="Autism Society of America">Autism Society of America</a>, asked "How is it possible that an autistic kid can pick up the last tiny crumbs of potato chips off a plate but not have sufficient motor coordination to type the letter E?"<sup id="cite_ref-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shane" title="Howard Shane">Howard Shane</a>, director of the Center for Communication Enhancement at Children's Hospital in Boston and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, finds it "curious that those being facilitated can only create [these] insightful comments" when helped by an assistant.<sup id="cite_ref-Healey,_Michelle_(2011)_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Healey,_Michelle_(2011)-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Why, when technology allowed people with severe disabilities the opportunity to access independent communication with even the slightest movement (e.g., an eye wink, movement of an eyebrow, a puff of air into a straw), would a facilitator need to hold their hand?<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Testifying in the Anna Stubblefield court case, psychology professor James Todd called facilitated communication "the single most scientifically discredited intervention in all of developmental disabilities" and that every methodologically sound study of FC has shown it to be invalid.<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Writing about that case in the journal "Disability and Society", Mark Sherry voiced similar concerns about FC's lack of scientific validity, calling it a "sham", "hoax" and a "fraud." Sherry's was the first article published in a Disability Studies journal which thoroughly critiqued Stubblefield's actions, a noteworthy contribution because Stubblefield had also been in Disability Studies and had previously published about FC in the journal <i>Disability Studies Quarterly</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sherry suggested that some of the defenders of Stubblefield (and FC more broadly) are either her personal friends or work in institutions which receive substantial income from providing FC.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A newspaper editorial from <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a>, where the techniques relevant to the case had been taught, called it "inexcusable" and "embarrassing" that the university continues to support FC after over 25 years of research has discredited it.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opposition_to_research">Opposition to research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Opposition to research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the FC movement rely on anecdotal and observational data (e.g., the existence of unique spellings or unexpected skills or revelations made during the communication session)<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Morton,_Gold,_Berrigan,_Swaminatham_(1992)_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Morton,_Gold,_Berrigan,_Swaminatham_(1992)-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in order to back up their claims.<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ECE_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECE-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, because cueing is often subtle and it is not always possible to observe the influence of the facilitator, informal observations and facilitator reports have proven unreliable in determining authorship.<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reviewofcaa_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reviewofcaa-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parents and researchers who questioned FC's effectiveness and supported evaluating FC by objective methods have been accused of being "oppressors of the disabled," told they were narrow-minded, outmoded, evil, jealous they were not the ones to discover FC,<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and, in some cases, accused of hate speech for advocating a more studied approach.<sup id="cite_ref-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stubblefield,_Anna_(2011)_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stubblefield,_Anna_(2011)-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Proponents claim that testing is demeaning to the disabled person,<sup id="cite_ref-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biklen,_Douglas_(1990)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> that the testing environment creates performance anxiety,<sup id="cite_ref-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or that those being facilitated may purposely produce nonsense, refuse to respond, or give wrong answers to counteract the negative attitudes of those who are skeptical of the technique.<sup id="cite_ref-Crossley,_Remington-Gurney_(1992)_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crossley,_Remington-Gurney_(1992)-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mostert wrote in 2001, "FC proponents must be encouraged to subject their claims to further scientific verification, the claims of anecdotal evidence notwithstanding. If any small part of FC is ever to be found effective or even plausible, it is abundantly clear that only by careful use of controlled experimental methods will this be established."<sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_(2001)_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_(2001)-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The only way to determine whether communications are truly independent is to perform controlled testing, where the facilitator does not already know the answers to questions and, therefore, cannot inadvertently or purposefully cue their communication partner to obtain the desired answer.<sup id="cite_ref-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wombles,_Kimberly_(2015)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Boynton,_Janyce_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boynton,_Janyce-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Even if the facilitator feels like they are not moving the other person's hand, they can still be providing cues that lead to specific letters on the keyboard.<sup id="cite_ref-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dillon,_Kathleen_M._(1993)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Todd,_James_(2012)_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Todd,_James_(2012)-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kezuka,_Emiko_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kezuka,_Emiko-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> In 1992, when FC was fairly new to the United States, Douglas Biklen was quoted in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> as saying he "welcomed scientific studies", but the article went on to say: </p><blockquote><p>he doesn't want to do them. He's an educator, not a psychiatrist, and like other educators who have written about facilitated communication, he is comfortable with the fact that there is often a lag time between the application of a new method and its scientific validation.<sup id="cite_ref-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> Although proponents say that FC is difficult or impossible to objectively test, psychologist James T. Todd wrote: </p><blockquote><p>the determination of authorship in FC involves a straightforward application of basic experimental methods described comprehensively by <a href="/wiki/Mill%27s_Methods" title="Mill&#39;s Methods">Mill</a> (1843) more than a century and half ago, but understood for millennia. We are not speaking of obscure or controversial techniques. We are speaking of authorship validation by selectively presenting different information to two people then observing what is produced.<sup id="cite_ref-Todd,_James_(2012)_86-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Todd,_James_(2012)-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blind_testing">Blind testing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Blind testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite the FC community's reluctance to participate in testing, researchers outside the community set up <a href="/wiki/Blinded_experiment" title="Blinded experiment">blinded experiments</a> to identify who was doing the communicating. Some of the tests were conducted as a direct response to cases involving sexual abuse allegations made through facilitated communication against parents, teachers, and caregivers of people with disabilities.<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dickerson,_Brian_(2008)_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickerson,_Brian_(2008)-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shane,_Kearns_(1994)_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shane,_Kearns_(1994)-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Twachtman-Cullen_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Twachtman-Cullen-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Seebach,_Linda_(2008)_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seebach,_Linda_(2008)-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, a number of controlled evaluations were also conducted by clinicians, researchers, and program administrators who were considering the use of FC, but wanted an objective, empirical basis for deciding what role, if any, FC would have in their programs.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> The O.D. Heck Center in Schenectady, New York was one of the first in the United States to go public with their findings,<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which were that their clients produced meaningful responses through facilitated communication only when their facilitators had access to the correct responses.<sup id="cite_ref-ECE_52-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECE-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The report also ruled out issues of confidence or skepticism on the part of the evaluators. All twelve participants (people with disabilities) were chosen for the evaluation because their facilitators believed in their ability to communicate through FC. The study demonstrated that the communication partners were "systematically and unknowingly" being influenced by their facilitators. The researchers wrote:</p><blockquote><p>In fact, the nature of the findings permits us to assert that their output in facilitated communication was not only influenced, but was controlled and determined by the facilitators. To all appearances, these participants had been producing thoughtful communication, and several had consistently engaged in interactive conversations using facilitated communication. Many people serving these individuals believed that this output reflected the valid expressions of the participants.<sup id="cite_ref-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boodman,_Sandra_(1995)-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wheeler,_Jacobson,_Paglieri,_Schwartz_(1993)_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wheeler,_Jacobson,_Paglieri,_Schwartz_(1993)-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>The result of the O.D. Heck study seemed so startling, especially in light of the positive response FC was getting in the popular press, that <i><a href="/wiki/Frontline_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontline (U.S. TV series)">Frontline</a></i> featured the story in its 1993 "Prisoners of Silence".<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scientific_Review_(2005)_69-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientific_Review_(2005)-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cuff,_John_Haslett_(1993)_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuff,_John_Haslett_(1993)-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1993, Genae A. Hall, research director for the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism, wrote: </p><blockquote><p>The fact that facilitators often control and direct the typing has been called "facilitator influence," which seems to be a misnomer. "Facilitator influence" suggests that the disabled person is emitting verbal behavior, and the facilitator is exerting partial control (or "influence") over that behavior. Although partial control certainly may occur when fading prompts within structured teaching programs, such control has not been demonstrated in most cases of FC. Rather than influencing the typed messages, the facilitator appears to be the sole author of those messages. Thus, the focus of analysis is shifted from the disabled person's behavior to the facilitator's behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall,_Genae_(1993)_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall,_Genae_(1993)-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> Multiple other double-blind studies were being conducted at the same time,<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and whenever conditions were adequately controlled to prevent the facilitator from knowing the answers to questions, the results revealed facilitator influence, if not direct authorship.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Heinrich,_Paul_(February_1992)_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heinrich,_Paul_(February_1992)-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, Thistledown Regional Centre in Ontario, Canada conducted an internal study of 20 people with autism and stopped using FC when the results showed facilitator influence was "contaminating the messages being produced."<sup id="cite_ref-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)_88-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Papp,_Leslie_(1996)-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 1995, these results had been replicated by researchers worldwide in at least 24 studies in credible, peer-reviewed research journals using multiple different methods that ensure the facilitator does not know or cannot guess the expected message, or does not look at the letters.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> In 1997, reflecting on the trajectory FC has taken in several countries, including Denmark, the U.S. and Australia, von Tetzchner wrote:</p><blockquote><p>In the struggle to keep up to date with an increasing number of published papers, both researchers and practitioners tend to forget history. In order to avoid making the same mistakes over again, the issues and processes underlying the rise and fall of facilitating techniques--as well as other intervention methods--in various countries should have a natural place in research reviews. When an intervention claimed to have exceptional effects disappears, the likely reason is lack of positive results.<sup id="cite_ref-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)_26-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von_Tetzchner,_Stephen_(1997)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>By 2005, more than 50 controlled studies and blind tests had been conducted, in addition to numerous controlled tests conducted in legal cases. The studies consistently showed "without a doubt" that the messages obtained through facilitated communication were controlled by the facilitators and not their communication partners.<sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The vast majority of evidence now indicates that facilitated communication is not scientifically valid. However, this information has not stopped many individuals from using this technique under various circumstances and furthermore, advocating for its effectiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The overwhelming majority of studies conducted on the efficacy of this technique has revealed that any "positive" results indicating that facilitated communication has worked can be attributed to the facilitators themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-reviewofcaa_90-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reviewofcaa-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Be it the facilitator attributing their own beliefs and views onto the individual, or creating a pseudo-personality for the disabled individual based on their previous encounters with them, it is clear that the facilitator is really the one doing all the communicating.<sup id="cite_ref-bealsreviewjaswal_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bealsreviewjaswal-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Psychological_Association" title="American Psychological Association">American Psychological Association</a> (APA) issued a statement in 1994 that there was "no scientifically demonstrated support for its efficacy."<sup id="cite_ref-APA_FC_statement_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APA_FC_statement-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Finally, even further defining facilitated communication as a pseudoscience, the APA issued a statement indicating that facilitated communication studies have repeatedly demonstrated that it is not a scientifically valid technique and that it is a controversial and unproved communicative procedure with no scientifically demonstrated support for its efficacy.<sup id="cite_ref-APA_FC_statement_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APA_FC_statement-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previous_proponents">Previous proponents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Previous proponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pat Mirenda, a professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia, and co-author <a href="/wiki/David_Beukelman" title="David Beukelman">David R. Beukelman</a>, Barkley Professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, had included FC in early versions of their textbook <i>Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs.</i> These versions are quoted in pro-FC literature. However, they decided not to include FC in revised versions, and in 2015 Mirenda stated that she, "came to recognize (painfully, to be honest) that my advocacy stance biased me to interpret what I saw on videotapes as independent typing even though other explanations were more plausible (e.g., subtle prompting, resulting in an ideomotor effect), and that, even if independent typing did occur subsequent to FC exposure, only correlational—but definitely not causal—evidence exists with regard to its relationship to FC. In short, I do not endorse FC as a communication or instructional technique, and I do not support its use."<sup id="cite_ref-Mirenda,_Pat_(2015)_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirenda,_Pat_(2015)-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stephen N. Calculator of the University of New Hampshire, an early proponent of FC, later distanced himself from the movement because he could not replicate claims of independent communication in his own research studies.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He described the importance of determining the extent of facilitator influence: "The consequences of falsely attributing messages to communicators, rather than facilitators, continue to have significant financial, social and moral ramifications. Facilitators must take extraordinary precautions to assure that they are not unduly influencing messages and thereby impinging on communicators' freedom of speech. The rights of individuals to express their thoughts and ideas should not be circumvented by facilitators who communicate for them, unwilling or not."<sup id="cite_ref-Calculator,_Stephen_(1999)_92-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calculator,_Stephen_(1999)-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Janyce Boynton, who at one time was a strong FC proponent, is now one of FC's leading critics. In the early 1990s, she was the facilitator for a non-speaking high school girl with autism who <a href="/wiki/List_of_abuse_allegations_made_through_facilitated_communication#The_Wheaton_case" title="List of abuse allegations made through facilitated communication">seemed to describe</a> having been sexually abused by her parents, resulting in the girl and her brother being removed from their home. However, systematic testing by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Shane" title="Howard Shane">Howard Shane</a> revealed that the girl could not have been the author of the messages. The case was described in the 1993 PBS <a href="/wiki/Frontline_(U.S._TV_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontline (U.S. TV program)"><i>Frontline</i></a> documentary "Prisoners of Silence". Unlike many in the FC-proponent community, Boynton accepted the evidence from Shane's testing and other well-controlled scientific studies. She stopped using FC, convinced her school administration to implement a system-wide prohibition on its use, and apologized to the falsely accused parents of the girl she had worked with. In a presentation at the CSICON meetings in 2019, Boynton argued that most FC facilitators are well-meaning but are caught up in a belief system that leads them to discount the overwhelming evidence that FC does not work.<sup id="cite_ref-CSICON2019_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSICON2019-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> She maintains a clearinghouse of professional articles and media coverage about FC, and helped in convincing the University of Northern Iowa to stop sponsoring an annual workshop that included instruction in FC.<sup id="cite_ref-Vyse_2_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vyse_2-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As stated by another member of that group (Stuart Vyse), "this is just the beginning. There are a number of other universities and governmental organizations that tacitly or explicitly endorse FC and/or its related techniques, and Ms. Boynton and her allies have their eyes on a number of these future targets".<sup id="cite_ref-Vyse_1_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vyse_1-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Belgian neurologist <a href="/wiki/Steven_Laureys" title="Steven Laureys">Steven Laureys</a> claimed that <a href="/wiki/Rom_Houben" title="Rom Houben">Rom Houben</a>, a comatose man, was able to type out thoughts on a keypad with the help of facilitated communications. However, when independent tests demonstrated that FC could not produce the correct answers to questions if the facilitator had not been in the room, he agreed that Houben had not been communicating.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presentation_in_the_media">Presentation in the media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Presentation in the media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stories of purported successes are still reported in magazines such as <i><a href="/wiki/Reader%27s_Digest" title="Reader&#39;s Digest">Reader's Digest</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Gardner,_Martin_59-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gardner,_Martin-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> in movies<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Riggott,_Julie_49-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riggott,_Julie-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mann,_Lisa_Barrett_(2005)-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Healey,_Michelle_(2011)_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Healey,_Michelle_(2011)-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Murray,_Steve_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murray,_Steve-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCabe,_Bruce_(1994)_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCabe,_Bruce_(1994)-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shales,_Tom_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shales,_Tom-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and plays,<sup id="cite_ref-Ruth,_Jim_(2001)_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruth,_Jim_(2001)-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and on television shows such as ABC's <a href="/wiki/20/20_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="20/20 (U.S. TV series)"><i>20/20</i></a> Prime Time Live with <a href="/wiki/Diane_Sawyer" title="Diane Sawyer">Diane Sawyer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mostert,_Mark_(2012)-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)_37-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(2012)-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ECE_52-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ECE-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gorman,_Brian_J._(1998)_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gorman,_Brian_J._(1998)-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Thousands of people—teachers, parents, speech pathologists, psychologists—struggling to find a way to communicate with individuals who, otherwise, demonstrated little ability to use words to communicate—adopted FC with "blinding speed" with little public scrutiny or debate.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Schopler" title="Eric Schopler">Eric Schopler</a>, then director of an autism education program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and editor of the Journal of Autism, described promoting facilitated communication with no empirical evidence as "reckless".<sup id="cite_ref-Brown,_Molly_T._(1992)_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown,_Molly_T._(1992)-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> Describing this rapid rise in popularity, particularly in the United States, doctors John W. Jacobson, James A. Mulick, and Allen A. Schwartz wrote: </p><blockquote><p>The general acceptance of FC by the public and segments of the professional community has called into question the rigor with which educational and therapeutic interventions are evaluated in publicly funded programs and the ability of many professionals to critically assess the procedures they use. As such, FC serves as a case study in how the public and, alarmingly, some professionals, fail to recognize the role of science in distinguishing truth from falsity and its applicability to assessing the value of treatment modalities.<sup id="cite_ref-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)_23-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jacobson,_Mulick,_Schwartz_(1995)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p><a href="/wiki/James_Randi" title="James Randi">James Randi</a>, a magician familiar with the <a href="/wiki/Ideomotor_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ideomotor effect">ideomotor effect</a> commonly attributed to <a href="/wiki/Dowsing" title="Dowsing">dowsing</a> and later linked to FC,<sup id="cite_ref-Spitz,_Herman_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spitz,_Herman-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Burgess,_et_al_(1998)_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burgess,_et_al_(1998)-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> was called in to investigate facilitated communication at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1992, and later called it "a crock that does more harm than good by raising false hopes among families of autistic children".<sup id="cite_ref-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greenbaum,_Kurt_(1992)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gardner,_Martin_59-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gardner,_Martin-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/James_Randi_Educational_Foundation" title="James Randi Educational Foundation">James Randi Educational Foundation</a> has offered a million-dollar prize "to a valid demonstration of facilitated communication." In 2009, Randi responded in an interview for the <a href="/wiki/Rom_Houben" title="Rom Houben">Rom Houben</a> case, where it was shown that messages from a Belgian man who was believed to be in a coma for 23 years were generated by the facilitator, "Our prize is still there."<sup id="cite_ref-Keim,_Brandon_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keim,_Brandon-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Institutional_support">Institutional support</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Institutional support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Syracuse_University">Syracuse University</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Syracuse University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a> founded the Facilitated Communication Institute to promote the use of FC. Douglas Biklen was appointed as the institute's first director. In 2010, the name was changed to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ici.syr.edu">Institute on Communication and Inclusion</a> (ICI). It is part of the Center on Disability and Inclusion of the School of Education. According to the ICI website, the Institute "... is an active research, training, and support center, and the nation’s leading resource for information about communication and inclusion for individuals who type to communicate." The Institute carries out training and research in FC and publishes scholarly articles, books, and films.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University_of_Northern_Iowa">University of Northern Iowa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: University of Northern Iowa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2014 through 2018, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Northern_Iowa" title="University of Northern Iowa">University of Northern Iowa</a> (UNI) held the Midwest Summer Institute that focused on "inclusive schools, employment and daily living, as well as communication and supported or facilitated typing for people with autism spectrum disabilit[ies] and other complex communication needs."<sup id="cite_ref-courier-2014_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courier-2014-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2018, following the release of a statement from scientists and academics arguing FC had long been discredited and calling it an "invalidated and demonstrably harmful practice," UNI announced it would stop supporting the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette1_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette1-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gazette2_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette2-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Abuse_allegations_and_facilitator_misconduct">Abuse allegations and facilitator misconduct</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Abuse allegations and facilitator misconduct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_abuse_allegations_made_via_facilitated_communication" class="mw-redirect" title="List of abuse allegations made via facilitated communication">List of abuse allegations made via facilitated communication</a></div> <p>There have been instances in which facilitated communication produces allegations of sexual or physical abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)_89-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spake,_Amanda_(1992)-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Often, the alleged abuse is sexual and contains "extensive, explicit, pornographic details."<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1994)_22-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1994)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is not known whether FC generates more abuse allegations than other suggestive techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall,_Genae_(1993)_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall,_Genae_(1993)-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> Researchers suspect that facilitators involved in this type of case may, mistakenly, believe there is a link between early abuse and autism, or suspect familial abuse for other reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall,_Genae_(1993)_115-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall,_Genae_(1993)-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)_139-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As Green wrote in a 1995 article:</p><blockquote><p>suggestions about sexual abuse permeate the culture. Just watch <a href="/wiki/Oprah" class="mw-redirect" title="Oprah">Oprah</a> or <a href="/wiki/Phil_Donahue" title="Phil Donahue">Phil [Donahue]</a> almost any time or scan the pop psychology section at your local bookstore. Couple that with mandatory abuse reporting laws, mix in a little bit of crusading zeal to "save" people with disabilities from mistreatment, and you have a potent set of antecedents for facilitators to produce allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-Green,_Gina_(1995)_29-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green,_Gina_(1995)-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>In 1993, <i>Frontline</i>'s "Prisoners of Silence" featured the story of Gerry Gherardi of North Carolina who was accused, through FC-generated messages, of sexually abusing his son. Despite protestations of innocence, Gherardi was forced to stay away from his home for six months.<sup id="cite_ref-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palfreman,_Jon_(1993)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The charges were dropped when court-ordered double-blind tests showed that Gherardi's son could not write.<sup id="cite_ref-Koehler,_Robert_(1993)_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koehler,_Robert_(1993)-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the same year, Rimland reported in a <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a></i> article that he knew of about 25 cases where families were accused through facilitated communication of sexually abusing their children.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)_106-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldman,_Daniel_(1993)-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1995, there were 60 known cases,<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)_139-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Scott_O._(2007)-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Margolin,_K.N._(1994)_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Margolin,_K.N._(1994)-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with many others settled without reaching public visibility. Since then, the number of cases continues to increase. In addition to accusations of sexual abuse, facilitators have reportedly fallen in love with their communication partners and, relying on FC for consent, initiated sexual, physical contact with people in their care,<sup id="cite_ref-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)_11-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lilienfeld,_Marshall,_Todd,_Shane_(2015)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)_87-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> raising serious ethical and legal problems.<sup id="cite_ref-Todd,_James_(2012)_86-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Todd,_James_(2012)-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anna_Stubblefield">Anna Stubblefield</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Anna Stubblefield"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Anna_Stubblefield" title="Anna Stubblefield">Anna Stubblefield</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University%E2%80%93Newark" title="Rutgers University–Newark">Rutgers University–Newark</a> philosophy professor, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault against a man with severe mental disabilities. A proponent of facilitated communication, Stubblefield's web site described her as "certified as a Facilitated Communication Trainer by the FC Institute at the School of Education, Syracuse University. She provides <a href="/wiki/Motor_planning" title="Motor planning">motor planning</a> support for communication and literacy for adults and children."<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the time the investigation began in 2011, Stubblefield was the chair of Rutgers-Newark's philosophy department, whose professional work centered on ethics, race, and disability rights,<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but she was subsequently put on administrative leave without pay and removed as chair of the philosophy department.<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Zambito,_Thomas_(2014)_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zambito,_Thomas_(2014)-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The victim was identified as D.J., a 33-year-old African-American man with severe mental disabilities who cannot speak, has <a href="/wiki/Cerebral_palsy" title="Cerebral palsy">cerebral palsy</a>, and is unable to stand independently or accurately direct movements of his body. Based on his disability, his mother and brother were appointed his legal guardians.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Stubblefield stated that she had successfully communicated with him, determining he was of normal intelligence. She subsequently brought him to conferences where she "held him out as a success story". In 2011, she revealed to his mother and brother that she had had sexual relations with D.J. and said that they were in love, attributing consent to messages received while facilitating. Stubblefield stated that the two of them had a mutually consenting relationship established through facilitated communication. However, testing of D.J. by family members failed to establish the ability to communicate, and Stubblefield was thanked but denied further access to D.J. She continued to attempt to maintain contact with D.J. and began challenging control of D.J.'s legal guardians over him.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2011, the family contacted the police.<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)_144-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Szteinbaum,_Sabrina_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Szteinbaum,_Sabrina-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stubblefield pleaded not guilty to the charges and said that FC revealed D.J. was mentally capable, while prosecutors said that FC was scientifically discredited and that D.J. did not have the ability to consent to sexual relations.<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)_144-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert,_Bill_(2015)-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Zambito,_Thomas_(2014)_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zambito,_Thomas_(2014)-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Experts evaluating D.J. testified he did not have the intellectual ability to consent to sexual activity.<sup id="cite_ref-Wichert_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wichert-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Facilitated communication testimony from D.J. was not allowed as the technique was ruled unreliable under New Jersey law.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After a three-week trial, the jury found Stubblefield guilty of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After conviction, the judge revoked bail, saying that she was a flight risk,<sup id="cite_ref-NYTM102015_143-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTM102015-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and she was sentenced to 12 years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-startribune.com_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startribune.com-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This included requiring her to register as a sex offender.<sup id="cite_ref-startribune.com_147-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startribune.com-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2017, an appeals court overturned her conviction and ordered a retrial,<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and in 2018 she pleaded guilty to "third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact" and was sentenced to time served.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In October 2016, the family was awarded $4 million in a civil lawsuit against Stubblefield.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2023 documentary film <i><a href="/wiki/Tell_Them_You_Love_Me" title="Tell Them You Love Me">Tell Them You Love Me</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Theroux" title="Louis Theroux">Louis Theroux</a> covers the story.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martina_Susanne_Schweiger_case">Martina Susanne Schweiger case</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Martina Susanne Schweiger case"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, Martina Susanne Schweiger of Queensland, Australia, received an 18-month suspended jail sentence for two counts of indecent dealing with a 21-year-old client with severe autism with whom she worked at a disability services home. The client required 24-hour support and was not able to speak, write or use manual sign-language. </p><p>Schweiger believed the client expressed love for her through FC, which she claimed to reciprocate. She also believed the client, again through FC, indicated a desire to have sex. On one occasion, Schweiger removed her clothes in front of her client. On another, she "play wrestled" with him, touching his penis with her hands and mouth. She confessed her actions to her employer. After hearing reports from Alan Hudson, psychology professor at <a href="/wiki/RMIT_University" class="mw-redirect" title="RMIT University">RMIT University</a>, that FC "did not work for the young man", Judge Gary Long of <a href="/wiki/Maroochydore" title="Maroochydore">Maroochydore</a> District Court found Schweiger guilty of the charges, indicating that FC was neither reliable nor accurate as a method of communication.<sup id="cite_ref-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)_87-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014)-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014b)_153-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sundstrom,_Kathy_(2014b)-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Films </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Annie%27s_Coming_Out" title="Annie&#39;s Coming Out">Annie's Coming Out</a></i> – based on the case of <a href="/wiki/Anne_McDonald" title="Anne McDonald">Anne McDonald</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Autism_Is_a_World" title="Autism Is a World">Autism Is a World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deej" title="Deej">Deej</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wretches_%26_Jabberers" title="Wretches &amp; Jabberers">Wretches &amp; Jabberers</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facilitated_communication&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Autism_Wars-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Autism_Wars_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFVyse2018" class="citation web cs1">Vyse, Stuart (7 August 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/autism_wars_science_strikes_back">"Autism Wars: Science Strikes Back"</a>. <i>Skeptical Inquirer Online</i>. 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title="Sucharit Bhakdi">Sucharit Bhakdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Bigtree" title="Del Bigtree">Del Bigtree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igor_and_Grichka_Bogdanoff" title="Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff">Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigitte_Boisselier" title="Brigitte Boisselier">Brigitte Boisselier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhonda_Byrne" title="Rhonda Byrne">Rhonda Byrne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Charroux" title="Robert Charroux">Robert Charroux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepak_Chopra" title="Deepak Chopra">Deepak Chopra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clonaid" title="Clonaid">Clonaid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Coleman" title="Vernon Coleman">Vernon Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ignatius_L._Donnelly" title="Ignatius L. Donnelly">Ignatius L. Donnelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaia,_Inc." title="Gaia, Inc.">Gaia, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Gerson" title="Max Gerson">Max Gerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Gonzalez_(physician)" title="Nicholas Gonzalez (physician)">Nicholas Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goop_(company)" title="Goop (company)">Goop (company)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Hancock" title="Graham Hancock">Graham Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Icke" title="David Icke">David Icke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Donald_Kelley" title="William Donald Kelley">William Donald Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr." title="Robert F. Kennedy Jr.">Robert F. 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Conditions_comorbid_to_autism" title="Conditions comorbid to autism">Comorbid conditions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avoidant/restrictive_food_intake_disorder" title="Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder">Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder" title="Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder">Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anxiety_disorder" title="Anxiety disorder">Anxiety disorder</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder" title="Obsessive–compulsive disorder">obsessive–compulsive disorder</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Developmental_coordination_disorder" title="Developmental coordination disorder">Developmental coordination disorder</a></li> <li><a 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title="Combating Autism Act">Combating Autism Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Diagnostic scales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Diagnostic_Interview" title="Autism Diagnostic Interview">Autism Diagnostic Interview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autism_Diagnostic_Observation_Schedule" title="Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule">Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childhood_Autism_Rating_Scale" title="Childhood Autism Rating Scale">Childhood Autism Rating Scale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilliam_Asperger%27s_disorder_scale" title="Gilliam Asperger&#39;s disorder scale">Gilliam Asperger's disorder scale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Screening scales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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