Title
Facilitated Communication and Autism
Author
Research Autism
Summary
This online article describes and evaluates Facilitated Communication (FC), in which a facilitator physically helps a person on the autism spectrum to point at pictures or words. The article concludes that all high-quality evidence indicates that the facilitator, not the person on the autism spectrum, controls communication in FC. Therefore, the authors warn against the use of FC.

Research Autism was a charity funding research in autism interventions. Research Autism’s information services have been absorbed by the National Autistic Society (NAS). Founded in 1962, the NAS “provide[s] information, support and pioneering services, and campaign[s] for a better world for autistic people. [Website]
Language
English
Subjects
Autistic Adults
Recreation & Sports
Publisher
Research Autism
DateModified
9/22/2022 3:21 PM EDT