What is Facilitated Communication?

Next to ABA, Facilitated Communication (FC) is possibly one of the most controversial interventions or approaches ever used with autistic or non-verbal individuals. It’s use was widespread, with many schools and residential centres adopting the use of it and insisting that it worked. Documentaries were made about it and conventions were packed out by parents and carers who shared their stories of their child/family member/service user who displayed mental capabilities that no-one had ever thought were possible. Then when researchers began to look into it, it started to come apart.
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