This is facilitated communication, a technique that's been show, under reliably controlled conditions that facilitators, not their nonspeaking autistic clients or loved ones, are controlling letter selection (often inadvertently) through visual, auditory, and physical cueing. Organizations such as the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and so many more have statements opposing its use, citing lack of scientific evidence, concerns about facilitator cueing, prompt dependency and other harms (including false allegations of abuse). Proponents of FC have rebranded it (because of negative press) to Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Supported Typing and more. The common denominator in all these "miraculous" techniques is facilitator interference with letter selection.
This is terribly sad. Those words are from the parents, not the child. Why is it that the parent has to hold the keyboard? Put the board down and sit with them, I guarantee they will not type anything. I encourage people to look in to Facilitated Communication. The parents have good intentions and want their children to communicate. In double blind trials, children who were previously typing out paragraphs and writing poetry are suddenly unable to identify a single word correctly.
You are wrong. You don't understand how this works and are judging based on a 3 min video. I personally know an 18 year-old lady who graduated High School in 2022 (yes, at 16) with honors thanks to her spelling board. She's now in Tennessee attending college on a full scholarship. Her mom is not attending with her. It's not the parents saying words for them, it's the kids spelling them and the parents (or whoever works with them with the board) assisting them. And that's only at the beginning, they transition to other tools later.
@@TelmaFrege I've seen a lot more than a single video. That's a cool story, can't wait for the rigorous scientific trials to publish their findings demonstrating the efficacy of this decades-old technique. All these years and no evidence of efficacy, just more bleeding-heart anecdotes from people like you who delude themselves. I study science, this is a cruel technique, silencing the voices of real people and replacing them with the thoughts of their carers. It's not a coincidence that when rigor has been applied to this technique that it falls apart. The paper-thin defence of "presume competence" is unconvincing. "Presume competence" means don't ask questions, don't pursue your doubts, don't think.
This type of assisted communication has been shown time and time again to be a sham. The assistant winds up guiding the kid with what they want them to say. It's the Ouija board effect, except on a keyboard. Sometimes the assistant is aware of what they're doing, but many times they don't realize it. What's worse, is that some of these "assistants" have used this supposed communication" to achieve their own goals, such as making the autistic kid type out that their parents are abusing them.
PLEASE HELP! My son is 22. Can't carry on a conversation. Is confused when asked a question. Not always though. If I ask if he wants something like ice cream he'll say YES! No, is other words like, " just a minute ". He's come a long way. Said mama at 7. If I ask him to make the shopping list he'll get paper and pen and write in perfect " font". (He switches around ) He's a very good speller and has a photographic memory. My question is this; Why won't he communicate by writing or typing? Heck, he types 80 words a minute with two fingers! He's so frustrated and sad. He cries all the time now that he graduated from school and there's nothing for him here. Small town. No services for adults with autism. I afford to move but I'm trying to think of something.
It's apraxia which is the inability to intentionally move his body. Find an S2C practitioner in your area. Read the book Underestimated and watch the documentary Speller's.
Do your research on Facilitated Communication. There are no controlled study’s that confirm the client gives the letters/words. It’s always the helper/facilitator. Why does someone have to gold the board for the client? Put it in a frame and see what happens…
Thankyou for sharing this deep analysis. I would like to know what happens in the next session, am assuming this was the first session. Does the child begin to adjust and cooperate? What other techniques are more suitable to help with child's communication?
These types of stories need to tell the viewer that the local school districts fight the families tooth and nail to PREVENT the use of this method for communication.
This is facilitated communication, a technique that's been show, under reliably controlled conditions that facilitators, not their nonspeaking autistic clients or loved ones, are controlling letter selection (often inadvertently) through visual, auditory, and physical cueing. Organizations such as the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and so many more have statements opposing its use, citing lack of scientific evidence, concerns about facilitator cueing, prompt dependency and other harms (including false allegations of abuse). Proponents of FC have rebranded it (because of negative press) to Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Supported Typing and more. The common denominator in all these "miraculous" techniques is facilitator interference with letter selection.
This is terribly sad. Those words are from the parents, not the child. Why is it that the parent has to hold the keyboard? Put the board down and sit with them, I guarantee they will not type anything. I encourage people to look in to Facilitated Communication. The parents have good intentions and want their children to communicate. In double blind trials, children who were previously typing out paragraphs and writing poetry are suddenly unable to identify a single word correctly.
like, she said. She won't let YOU get in her way
There are spellers who use stands for their keyboard. Some have better gross motor skills than others.
You are wrong. You don't understand how this works and are judging based on a 3 min video. I personally know an 18 year-old lady who graduated High School in 2022 (yes, at 16) with honors thanks to her spelling board. She's now in Tennessee attending college on a full scholarship. Her mom is not attending with her. It's not the parents saying words for them, it's the kids spelling them and the parents (or whoever works with them with the board) assisting them. And that's only at the beginning, they transition to other tools later.
@@TelmaFrege I've seen a lot more than a single video. That's a cool story, can't wait for the rigorous scientific trials to publish their findings demonstrating the efficacy of this decades-old technique. All these years and no evidence of efficacy, just more bleeding-heart anecdotes from people like you who delude themselves.
I study science, this is a cruel technique, silencing the voices of real people and replacing them with the thoughts of their carers. It's not a coincidence that when rigor has been applied to this technique that it falls apart. The paper-thin defence of "presume competence" is unconvincing. "Presume competence" means don't ask questions, don't pursue your doubts, don't think.
This type of assisted communication has been shown time and time again to be a sham. The assistant winds up guiding the kid with what they want them to say. It's the Ouija board effect, except on a keyboard. Sometimes the assistant is aware of what they're doing, but many times they don't realize it. What's worse, is that some of these "assistants" have used this supposed communication" to achieve their own goals, such as making the autistic kid type out that their parents are abusing them.
It is not a shame at all
Always presume competence!
I used to use one of these now I have a device that does the same thing but actually speaks thank you that 1 speech therapist when I was 14
PLEASE HELP! My son is 22. Can't carry on a conversation. Is confused when asked a question. Not always though. If I ask if he wants something like ice cream he'll say YES!
No, is other words like, " just a minute ". He's come a long way. Said mama at 7.
If I ask him to make the shopping list he'll get paper and pen and write in perfect " font". (He switches around )
He's a very good speller and has a photographic memory.
My question is this; Why won't he communicate by writing or typing? Heck, he types 80 words a minute with two fingers! He's so frustrated and sad. He cries all the time now that he graduated from school and there's nothing for him here. Small town. No services for adults with autism. I afford
to move but I'm trying to think of something.
It's apraxia which is the inability to intentionally move his body. Find an S2C practitioner in your area. Read the book Underestimated and watch the documentary Speller's.
@@msorani6139 💖💖💖
Do your research on Facilitated Communication. There are no controlled study’s that confirm the client gives the letters/words. It’s always the helper/facilitator. Why does someone have to gold the board for the client? Put it in a frame and see what happens…
Thankyou for sharing this deep analysis. I would like to know what happens in the next session, am assuming this was the first session. Does the child begin to adjust and cooperate? What other techniques are more suitable to help with child's communication?
Did someone not give her exercises on how to form words?
It's something you're born with, not a result of anything after birth
Go Erin and speller!! 🎉
God bless them all ❤
These types of stories need to tell the viewer that the local school districts fight the families tooth and nail to PREVENT the use of this method for communication.
Amazing
Thank you for this!
I never knew. I just learned something.
This is awesome
Thank you