Blogs about: Facilitated Communication

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"I don't care what the research says..."1 comment

apophenikos wrote 21 hours ago: A colleague of mine was asking for some references to support the notion that kids with severe learn … more →

Tags: AAC, Science, vocabulary 2, Evidence Based Practice, Scientific Method, Research, #NSOME, SIT

Dancing King5 comments

Larry Blumenthal wrote 4 days ago: Last Friday night, for the third year in a row, we took Clay to the high school prom put on by the A … more →

Tags: communicating, daily life, Autism, Autistic Son, father of autistic child, father of child with autism, father of son with autism, typing with support

How it is12 comments

paperkids wrote 1 week ago:   Sometimes it’s hard to describe life when someone asks “how are things?” because … more →

Tags: Autism, behaviors, Communication, Family, God, Poetry, Sensory, Faith, Life

On Mother's Day2 comments

Larry Blumenthal wrote 1 week ago: While I headed out after dinner to visit my Mom on Mother’s Day, my wife sat down with Clay in … more →

Tags: communicating, Autism, Autistic Son, father of autistic child, father of child with autism, father of son with autism, typing with support

Catching Up6 comments

Larry Blumenthal wrote 2 weeks ago: After working through most of last weekend, I decided to reward myself with a few hours off on Wedne … more →

Tags: communicating, daily life, Autism, Autistic Son, father of autistic child, father of child with autism, father of son with autism, typing with support

Hands1 comment

iscreativemedia wrote 2 weeks ago: Performance poet Maresa Mackeith has commissioned me to translate her poem ‘Hands’ into … more →

Tags: Poetry, film, ioney smallhorne, is creative media, Mouthy Poets, Nottingham Playhouse, Maresa Mackieth, quiet riot, joe whittaker

Directed by Barb7 comments

arianezurcher wrote 1 month ago: Barb is a wonderful director.  Here’s an example of yesterday’s adventures and challenge … more →

Tags: Autism, i might be you, Barb Rentenbach, Autistic, non-speaking, Lois Prislovsky, Audiobook

Questions About Facilitated Communication and Some Answers10 comments

arianezurcher wrote 2 months ago: One of the main questions I had when I began considering facilitated communication for my daughter w … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Communication, language, echololia, Scripting, typing, Controversy

A Conference, Discovery and Astonishment53 comments

arianezurcher wrote 2 months ago: Last night we returned from the Institute on Communication and Inclusion’s facilitated communi … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Autistic, Communication, Inclusion, syracuse university, Institute on Communication and Inclusion

More About Facilitated Communication49 comments

arianezurcher wrote 3 months ago: Facilitated Communication is such a loaded and controversial topic my initial thought was to avoid i … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, non verbal, Scientific Method, typing support, supported typing, typing, Controversy

Facilitated Communication

nicolemwilson wrote 3 months ago: Facilitated Communication was a method used to help autistic people communicate. Experiments were do … more →

Tags: Autism, Autistic, Communication, Communication Disorders, experiment, // False +, Families, language, Learning

Real or Not? How Can I Tell?

onlygirl2011 wrote 3 months ago: For parents with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, the initial diagnoses and what i … more →

Tags: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, behaviorism, ABA, wmu, better through behaviorism, developmental disabilities, autistic disorder, Skepticism

Believe you must 3 comments

paperkids wrote 4 months ago: “You guys are gonna love this!” My dear friends gave us the Star Wars trilogy for Christ … more →

Tags: Autism, Childhood, Communication, behaviors, God, Reflections, Family, Movies, film

"I might be you."40 comments

arianezurcher wrote 4 months ago: I might be you. the terrific new book written by Barb Rentenbach and Lois Prislovsky, Ph.D awaited m … more →

Tags: Autism, Controversy, facilitated communication, prejudice, Society, Barb Rentenbach, Lois Prislovsky, shame, ablism

Doing the Best I Can...169 comments

arianezurcher wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday I was targeted by someone whose name I am not going to divulge because doing so will only … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Autistic, Community, Scientific Method, posttraumatic stress disorder, Controversy

An Unexpected Response and The Importance of Trust41 comments

arianezurcher wrote 5 months ago: During my supported typing session with Emma Saturday evening we discussed Little Red Riding Hood.   … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Autistic, Literacy, non-speaking, presume competence, training to become a facilitator

EEEEEEEEEEEEE!73 comments

arianezurcher wrote 5 months ago: EEEEEEEEEE!!!!   (This is, but one, of many fabulous expressions I have come to love and use.  I fir … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Buddhism, Skype, supported typing, Facilitation, Training

Excitement, Impatience and Waiting63 comments

arianezurcher wrote 6 months ago: The day before Thanksgiving a facilitator, P. came over to work with Emma.  I met P. at the AutCom C … more →

Tags: Autism, Parenting, facilitated communication, Skype

The Problem With "Scientific Studies" and Typing With Emma9 comments

arianezurcher wrote 6 months ago: Last week the first part of my interview with Peyton and her mother, Dianne Goddard was published on … more →

Tags: Autism, facilitated communication, Parenting, Amy Sequenzia, huffington post, Larry Bissonnette, Literacy, Scientific Method, Tracy Thresher


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