An S2C Lesson | Facilitated Communication | Spelling to Communicate
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2023
- This educational video is intended to draw attention to the problem of facilitator cuing in a technique called "Spelling to Communication," which is a variant of Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) and Facilitated Communication (FC).
In this video, a facilitator demonstrates how her student selects letters from alphabet letter stencils by poking at the holes with a pencil. Question arise regarding independence when the facilitator using physical and verbal cues to help aid in letter selection and when the student appears not to be able to spell out the target word.
To date, there is no scientific evidence to prove proponent claims of independent communication using these techniques. Reliably controlled studies show the facilitators, and not their clients, are producing the typed, facilitated messages.
Many organizations such as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) have statements opposing its use.
FMI on systematic reviews, controlled studies, organizations opposing FC, and more: www.facilitatedcommunication.org
I really appreciate this series. What clear demonstration that S2C is not doing what it claims. This is so unfair to the child and his parents.
Thank you for your feedback. Totally agree this is unfair to the child and his parents.
And how exactly are the facilitators thoughts going from the facilitators mind to the speller's fingers? That takes some serious skill. Your theory is that these "cognitively impaired" individuals are able to pick up on these subtle cues by the facilitator in order to accurately spell, letter by letter these complex thoughts? That makes more sense to you than autistic/apraxic individuals being intelligent enough to communicate once they are taught the motor skill that allows them to do so?
There is no transfer of thought. FC/S2C/RPM and all facilitator-controlled techniques "work" because the facilitator provides visual, auditory, or physical cues that show the person being facilitated where to point. For example, the facilitator controls what is spelled by moving the letter board in the air, selecting stencils that contain the desired letter(s) in the word being spelled. All the person being subjected to FC has to do is extend a finger (or pencil, in the case of S2C or RPM) in the direction of the board and the facilitator does the rest. The cues can become very subtle over time and the facilitator often has little to no awareness of the extent to which he or she is controlling letter selection. More information about the Ideomotor Response or the Clever Hans Effect can be found on our website: www.facilitatedcommunication.org
I note you begin your video with the title “The Questions “. I also have noted .that whilst you denigrate this method which by the way, has opened a path of communication to persons who would have otherwise been locked in, you have never suggested any other method of allowing these young people to communicate ….what’s the motivation behind your video other than to promote your own assertions?
Anecdotally, but there is no reliably controlled evidence demonstrating that facilitator-generated messages (aka FC/S2C/RPM) produce messages that are independent (e.g., free from facilitator control). You might want to check out the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) website for information on evidence-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) techniques and methods. You'll find that FC/S2C/RPM are not listed. In fact, they have position statements opposing their use.
www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/aac/
www.asha.org/policy/ps2018-00352/
www.asha.org/policy/ps2018-00351/
@@fcisnotscience l note you begin your response with the word Anecdotally- as if the experience of people is of no consequence. The vaccine for Rubella was created because of the anecdotal evidence of two mothers comparing their pregnancy experience of having Rubella - their two babies both were blind - they brought this to the attention of the doctor they both were attending who thankfully followed it up. The same could be said of the smallpox vaccine on the anecdotal evidence that noted dairymaids never caught smallpox. I have also noted that a university study has been done, proving the person’s eyes are focused on the letter before he points. There is ample recorded evidence that spelling to communicate does indeed work for many individuals- why you should continue to denigrate the method, unless it is to promote your on assertions and dare l say it, self importance, is beyond me.
I'll take anecdotal evidence over the NOTHING that you offer. I have the anecdotal evidence of what has happened in my family. My son is finally happy. @@fcisnotscience
Poor kid, he is staring at the timer waiting for this torture to be over. Just let him be himself - love him as he is - parents who can't accept that their child will never the life they want for them push this pseudoscience on them is just abuse. FC and S2C steals the voice from the student and replaces it with whatever the facilitator fantasizes he is thinking.
Agreed.
Are you the parent of a non verbal child with autism? If you are not, then l suggest you are in no position to pontificate.
I can smell the BS without being a parent of a non verbal child with autism. Maybe more clearly than a parent that is desperate.@@bobwishart8780
I work with those nonverbal autistic low functioning. There are ways to communicate and I walk to them like a normal human being but this is s2c is emotional manipulation and taking advantage of parents who desperately want to believe the lie and will never actually be willing to open their eyes because of this. Ex. You.
And it's understandable as even facilitators are not even aware of the influence they have so how would you as a parent sitting on the outside in this head in the clouds delusional hope. Are there outliers in this. Sure. But that is far far less than not. @@bobwishart8780
Shame on you. You are doing harm by discouraging people from using this science-based method. While mistakes can be made, the overall technique does not rely on facilitator prompting. I didn't believe it either until I saw hours and hours of steady progress--and HAPPINESS--from my nonspeaking son. Why in the world would anyone want to take this away from people who might benefit from it?
Keep going with S2C with your son and refuse to listen to these naysayers who are nothing more than self appointed trolls …. Our grandson sits happily through lessons 90 minutes long ….the lessons are broken up in 5 minute slots. It has been a slow process but there is no doubt we are now moving forward after years of stagnation before we introduced this method. God bless you and your son and may you reap a rich reward for all your efforts!
What science based method? Cause this is not evidence based.
@@bobwishart8780 parental delusions hurt your child from living fully as who they are. U are forcing a lie because of your own desperation for a normal kid. Accept your child and recognize the faulty scam of this S2C and look at evidence based communication programs if you truly care about your child and not yourself.