Caroline Bowen PhD · @CarolineBowen
144 followers · 72 posts · Server lingo.lolWhat would make The New York Post @the@NYPost@mastodon.cloud want to run a story on feckless #FacilitatedCommunication (#Spelling2Communicate #S2C)? The author of the article, journalist Lenore Skenazy writes from a position of breathless wonder at the "miracle" of #FC and kindred "communication" modalities. TERRIBLE. @katharinebeals @BronwynHemsley #Pseudoscience @slp_slt @slpfedi @autisticadvocacy
https://nypost.com/2022/12/24/severely-autistic-kids-use-miracle-tool-to-communicate-for-first-time/ #AUTISM
#facilitatedcommunication #spelling2communicate #s2c #fc #pseudoscience #autism
Caroline Bowen PhD · @CarolineBowen
101 followers · 49 posts · Server lingo.lolHey, #SKEPTICS!
join a NEW GROUP about #SKEPTICISM
@skepticism 🆕 #NewGroup #NewHere #Pseudoscience #FacilitatedCommunication #Arrowsmith #LearningStyles #DyslexiaFont #Homeopathy #IrlenLenses #MultipleIntelligences #RapidPromptingMethod #WholeBrainLearning #AVN #ReadingRecovery #BalancedLiteracy @slp_slt @slpfedi
#skeptics #skepticism #newgroup #NewHere #pseudoscience #facilitatedcommunication #arrowsmith #learningstyles #dyslexiafont #homeopathy #irlenlenses #multipleintelligences #rapidpromptingmethod #wholebrainlearning #AVN #readingrecovery #balancedliteracy
Caroline Bowen PhD · @speechwoman
287 followers · 100 posts · Server nerdculture.de#CW #FacilitatedCommunication
@BronwynHemsley
GUESS WHAT I ASKED IT!
No, facilitated communication (FC) is not based on scientific evidence. In fact, numerous studies have found that the technique is not effective at helping individuals with severe communication disabilities to communicate. These studies have found that the messages produced using FC are not actually coming from the individual with the disability, but are instead being generated by the facilitator. This is because...ETC!