Anguished silence and helping hands: autism and facilitated communication
Parents of handicapped children are prone to accepting offers of unproven and miraculous cures. Parents of autistic children are offered a miracle cure called Facilitated Communication (FC), which aims to correct the child's communication disability by the use of equipment and assistance from a...
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Published in | The Skeptical inquirer Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 270 - 280 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Magazine Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
01.04.1993
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Summary: | Parents of handicapped children are prone to accepting offers of unproven and miraculous cures. Parents of autistic children are offered a miracle cure called Facilitated Communication (FC), which aims to correct the child's communication disability by the use of equipment and assistance from another person. No scientific studies support the benefits that FC offers to autistic children despite the technique's endorsement by some professionals. The professional community should discourage parents of handicapped children from advocating such unproven claims. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0194-6730 |