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  1. What would make The New York Post @the@[email protected] 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
    nypost.com/2022/12/24/severely #AUTISM

  2. What would make The New York Post @the@[email protected] 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
    nypost.com/2022/12/24/severely #AUTISM

  3. #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!