FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship, Scientific Method Katharine Beals 4/9/25 FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship, Scientific Method Katharine Beals 4/9/25

When nothing else works: Blaming the scientific method instead of the pseudoscience

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Trends in Autism Diagnoses, Language and Literacy, Authorship Katharine Beals 1/29/25 Trends in Autism Diagnoses, Language and Literacy, Authorship Katharine Beals 1/29/25

Scrambling the spectrum, flattening the curve, and making FC seem more plausible

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Spelling to Communicate, Authorship, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 11/13/24 Spelling to Communicate, Authorship, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 11/13/24

In which Vikram Jaswal fails to establish the authenticity of S2C for non-speakers

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Authorship, Critique of Pro-FC Article, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 11/6/24 Authorship, Critique of Pro-FC Article, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 11/6/24

Does Bernardi and Tuzzi’s 2011 Analysis of FC Prove…Anything?

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FC in the Media, Facilitator Mindset, Authorship Janyce Boynton 10/9/24 FC in the Media, Facilitator Mindset, Authorship Janyce Boynton 10/9/24

Thoughts about a reader’s suggestion that I “Grow the (Beep) Up”

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Facilitator Mindset, FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship Janyce Boynton 9/11/24 Facilitator Mindset, FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship Janyce Boynton 9/11/24

Thoughts about credulity, willful ignorance, science and pseudoscience in FC/S2C/RPM

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FC in the Media, Authorship, Controlled Studies Janyce Boynton 8/28/24 FC in the Media, Authorship, Controlled Studies Janyce Boynton 8/28/24

Why Won’t You Accept My Anecdotes as Proof of Independent Communication?

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FC in the Media, Authorship, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 8/21/24 FC in the Media, Authorship, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 8/21/24

Unreliable speech? “So they tell me, and they certainly speak truth, for my Lady says the same”

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FC in the Media, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Katharine Beals 5/29/24 FC in the Media, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Katharine Beals 5/29/24

Some possible revelations on what goes on in facilitators’ heads when they facilitate big projects

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Authorship, Controlled Studies, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 12/20/23 Authorship, Controlled Studies, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 12/20/23

Does a 2014 FC Authorship Study Stand up to Rosemary Crossley’s Concerns about Validity?

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Scholarly Article Review, Disability Rights, Authorship Katharine Beals and Janyce Boynton 5/17/23 Scholarly Article Review, Disability Rights, Authorship Katharine Beals and Janyce Boynton 5/17/23

Who’s Behind “Who Decides the Autism Science Agenda?”

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Critiques of Facilitated Communication, Controlled Studies, Authorship Janyce Boynton 5/3/23 Critiques of Facilitated Communication, Controlled Studies, Authorship Janyce Boynton 5/3/23

Do Critics of FC “Presume Lack of Competence”? Part I: Calculator & Singer

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Authorship, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 3/1/23 Authorship, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 3/1/23

Actually there are published authorship results for S2C/RPM… and they aren’t good

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FC in Schools, FC in the Media, Authorship, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 6/15/22 FC in Schools, FC in the Media, Authorship, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 6/15/22

Unintended Consequences of No Test Enrollment: FC in College Classrooms

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FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship, Validation Testing Katharine Beals 3/16/22 FC as Pseudoscience, Authorship, Validation Testing Katharine Beals 3/16/22

Another problem for FC: pseudoscientific fallacies about science

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Video Critique, Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication, Authorship Janyce Boynton 2/23/22 Video Critique, Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication, Authorship Janyce Boynton 2/23/22

Whose Voice Is Represented? A review of an FCed Session

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Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Authorship Janyce Boynton 6/3/21 Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Authorship Janyce Boynton 6/3/21

Mechanical Hand Support and FC

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FC in Schools, Facilitated Communication, Authorship Janyce Boynton 4/15/21 FC in Schools, Facilitated Communication, Authorship Janyce Boynton 4/15/21

The Case of the Disappearing Opposition Statement

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Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Janyce Boynton 3/25/21 Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Janyce Boynton 3/25/21

Identifying “Who is Doing the Pointing” Is Not Enough

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Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Katharine Beals 3/22/21 Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Authorship Katharine Beals 3/22/21

From Eye Tracking to EEGs—anything but a simple message passing test

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