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Scholarly Article Review, Critiques of Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 9/9/26 Scholarly Article Review, Critiques of Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 9/9/26

Science or Pseudoscience: Analyzing FC/S2C/RPM Using Finn et al.’s 10 Criteria

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FC in the Media, Presume Competence Katharine Beals 9/2/26 FC in the Media, Presume Competence Katharine Beals 9/2/26

The Uniquely Human Podcast discusses FC promotion at Autism Spectrum News, Presuming Competence, and other FC-friendly topics

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FC in the Media, Telepathy Tapes, Skeptical Inquirer Janyce Boynton 8/27/26 FC in the Media, Telepathy Tapes, Skeptical Inquirer Janyce Boynton 8/27/26

Supplement to Skeptical Inquirer Presents: Facilitated Communication, Authorship Testing, and The Telepathy Tapes

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Scholarly Article Review, Vision Problems in People with ASD, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 8/26/26 Scholarly Article Review, Vision Problems in People with ASD, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 8/26/26

Another study showing the complexities of teaching communication skills to individuals with multiple disabilities and vision impairments (Ruling Out FC/S2C/RPM Use with this Population)

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Katharine Beals 8/16/26 Katharine Beals 8/16/26

A Federal Autism Committee uses coded language to call for FC in autism accommodations, cognitive evaluations, school classrooms, Medicaid funding, and research

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Scholarly Article Review, Rapid Prompting Method, Vision Problems in People with ASD Janyce Boynton 8/12/26 Scholarly Article Review, Rapid Prompting Method, Vision Problems in People with ASD Janyce Boynton 8/12/26

Can a Blind Person Successfully Use RPM?: The Challenges of learning to make requests with tangible objects in individuals with multiple disabilities including visual impairments

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Katharine Beals 8/5/26 Katharine Beals 8/5/26

Autism Spectrum News Issue platforms FC—with tacit approval from (some of) its esteemed editorial board

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Scholarly Article Review, Modern Spelling Methods, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 7/29/26 Scholarly Article Review, Modern Spelling Methods, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 7/29/26

Thoughts About “Epistemic Violence” and Criticizing Facilitator-Dependent Techniques: Review of Schlosser and Prabhu 2024

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FC in the News, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 7/22/26 FC in the News, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 7/22/26

News Roundup Part II, January-July 2026: news analyses and commentaries

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Authorship, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Tatyana Elleseff 7/15/26 Authorship, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Tatyana Elleseff 7/15/26

Whose Voice Is It? A Family and Professional Guide to FC/RPM/S2C and authorship (Elleseff -Part 2)

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FC in the News, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 7/8/26 FC in the News, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 7/8/26

News Roundup: January-July 2026

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Evaluating Clinical Trends, Spelling to Communicate, Evidence-Based Practices Tatyana Elleseff 7/1/26 Evaluating Clinical Trends, Spelling to Communicate, Evidence-Based Practices Tatyana Elleseff 7/1/26

Beyond the Buzzwords: How SLPs Can Evaluate Clinical Trends, Pseudoscience, and Evidence-Based Claims (Elleseff - Part 1)

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History of FC, Facilitated Communication, Rosemary Crossley Janyce Boynton 6/24/26 History of FC, Facilitated Communication, Rosemary Crossley Janyce Boynton 6/24/26

When did the FC leadership know about the fatal flaws in their technique? (Part 4 – Crossley’s Tips)

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FC Authorship, Modern Spelling Methods, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 6/17/26 FC Authorship, Modern Spelling Methods, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 6/17/26

What’s wrong with thinking that FC works for some people?

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History of FC, Scholarly Article Review, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 6/10/26 History of FC, Scholarly Article Review, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 6/10/26

When did the FC leadership know about the fatal flaws in their technique? (Part 3 – Cummins and Prior)

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Telepathy Tapes, Facilitator Cues, Ideomotor Effect Katharine Beals 6/3/26 Telepathy Tapes, Facilitator Cues, Ideomotor Effect Katharine Beals 6/3/26

A conversation about cueing with someone involved in the Telepathy Tapes who wishes to remain anonymous

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History of FC, Intellectual Disability Review Panel, Authorship Studies Janyce Boynton 5/27/26 History of FC, Intellectual Disability Review Panel, Authorship Studies Janyce Boynton 5/27/26

When did the FC leadership know about the fatal flaws with their technique (Part 2 - The IDRP)

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FC in the Media, Telepathy Tapes, Facilitator Mindset Steven Li 5/20/26 FC in the Media, Telepathy Tapes, Facilitator Mindset Steven Li 5/20/26

Warnings From a Former Believer

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Spelling to Communicate, Higashi School Katharine Beals 5/13/26 Spelling to Communicate, Higashi School Katharine Beals 5/13/26

Arguments and ad hominems: A night at the Higashi School and “disappeared” footage from a podcast

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History of FC, Rosemary Crossley, Intellectual Disability Review Panel Janyce Boynton 5/6/26 History of FC, Rosemary Crossley, Intellectual Disability Review Panel Janyce Boynton 5/6/26

When did the FC leadership know about the fatal flaws with their technique? (Part 1)

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