Facilitated Communication: Bandwagon Endorsements; It All Feels Good

Monday, April 4, 2011 - 20:30 in Psychology & Sociology

In the autism world, feel-good stories really don't come along all that long often, and heartwarming stories about severely impaired individuals all of a sudden speaking out in perfect English through the use of dedicated facilitators are uplifting stories. We want to believe that miracles happen, that geniuses exist inside nonverbal severely disabled people, just waiting for the chance to shine through the noble efforts of a selfless facilitator.  read more

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