Facilitated Communication is Not Science

@FCisnotScience

Parents, educators, researchers, and others concerned about the promotion of Facilitated Communication, a thoroughly discredited but persistent technique.

facilitatedcommunication.org Joined May 2021

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Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience 5d

Here are examples of reliably controlled authorship studies & systematic reviews. Please read them.

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www.facilitatedcommunication.org Controlled Studies — Facilitated Communication Controlled studies revealing facilitator influence and control over FC-generated messages. Message-passing, single- and double-blind tests, reliably controlled testing of Facilitated Communication,...

Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience 5d

Reminder: We're happy to review reliably controlled studies addressing concerns about FC/S2C/RPM facilitator cueing/control over letter selection and prove claims of communication independence with facilitator-dependent techniques. Testimonials, anecdotes are not evidence.

Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience 6d

This highlights the need to continue educating people about the difference between stories and personal opinion (even when AI generated) and legitimate, evidence-based research.

Jerry Coe @DrJerroldCoe Nov 4

@FCisnotScience They've gone and added an AI disclaimer to the post now which doesn't quite admit the whole damn thing is AI generated facilitatedcommunication.com/blog/typing-di…

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Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience Nov 4

Proponents post images and "personal" messages of their clients (often young children) in public forums and then throw a buggy when critics of FC/S2C/RPM point out the techniques are pseudoscientific and likely facilitator generated. They can't have it both ways.

Jerry Coe @DrJerroldCoe Nov 3

Also dig FC influencer David Kaufer's AI generated comment on my piece, where he (or rather his AI) accuses me of lacking basic human decency for recognizing AI when I see it:

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Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience Nov 4

Are Kaufer's Fears Regarding Message-Passing Tests Founded or Pure Falderal?

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www.facilitatedcommunication.org Are Kaufer’s Fears Regarding Message-Passing Tests Founded or Pure Falderal? — Facilitated Commun... In my last two blog posts, I discussed FC/S2C/RPM authorship testing in some detail. I‘ll put links in the References and Recommended Reading section below.