The Telepathy Tapes – More FC Pseudoscience | Science-Based Medicine
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-telepathy-tapes-more-fc-pseudoscience/
What would make The New York Post @the@NYPost@mastodon.cloud 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
https://nypost.com/2022/12/24/severely-autistic-kids-use-miracle-tool-to-communicate-for-first-time/ #AUTISM
Hey, #SKEPTICS!
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@skepticism 
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#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!
