Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 11/20/24 Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 11/20/24

Thoughts about SLPs, AAC, and FC/S2C/RPM (but mostly AAC)

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FC and the Legal System, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 9/25/24 FC and the Legal System, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 9/25/24

Call for a Rigorous and Scrupulous Investigation of FC/S2C/RPM Whenever the Techniques are Used in the Courtroom

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Controlled Studies, Facilitated Communication, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 1/3/24 Controlled Studies, Facilitated Communication, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 1/3/24

Analysis of “Evaluation of A Mechanical Hand-Support for Facilitated Communication” Using Criteria from Crossley’s book on FCT

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Language and Literacy, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Facilitator Control Katharine Beals 12/13/23 Language and Literacy, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Facilitator Control Katharine Beals 12/13/23

Can facilitator influence be reduced to co-construction of meaning?

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Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Occupational Therapy Janyce Boynton 11/1/23 Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Occupational Therapy Janyce Boynton 11/1/23

In support of OTs against FC/S2C/RPM

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Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Critique of Pro-FC Article Katharine Beals 9/27/23 Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Critique of Pro-FC Article Katharine Beals 9/27/23

A critique of United for Communication Choice’s “facts” page

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Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 9/20/23 Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Janyce Boynton 9/20/23

Are Autistic Individuals “Tuning In” or “Tuning Out” During FC/S2C/RPM sessions?

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Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Critique of Pro-FC Article, History of FC Janyce Boynton 8/23/23 Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Critique of Pro-FC Article, History of FC Janyce Boynton 8/23/23

Do Critics of FC “Presume Lack of Competence?” Part VI: In Sum, No.

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Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Language and Literacy, Critique of Pro-FC Articles Janyce Boynton 8/9/23 Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review, Language and Literacy, Critique of Pro-FC Articles Janyce Boynton 8/9/23

Do Critics “Presume Lack of Competence”? Part V – Review of Broderick and Kasa-Hendrickson

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Movie Review, Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 7/26/23 Movie Review, Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 7/26/23

Are Individuals with Profound Autism “Real?”: Bergmann’s “Influence”

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Scholarly Article Review, Speech and Language, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication Katharine Beals 7/19/23 Scholarly Article Review, Speech and Language, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication Katharine Beals 7/19/23

Does a subgroup of minimally-speaking autistic individuals have close-to-normal comprehension skills? A critique of Belmonte et al., 2013

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Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Speech and Language, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 7/5/23 Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, Spelling to Communicate, Speech and Language, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 7/5/23

How “non-speaking” and those who call themselves “non-speakers” muddy the waters in facilitated communication

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Facilitated Communication, Policy, Disability Rights Steve Sobel 9/21/22 Facilitated Communication, Policy, Disability Rights Steve Sobel 9/21/22

Flaws in the Informed Consent Process for FC in VT’s Designated Agency System

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Movie Review, FC in the Media, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 8/17/22 Movie Review, FC in the Media, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 8/17/22

Coping with RPM: Review of “Far From the Tree”

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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 in the Media, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate Katharine Beals 3/30/22 FC in the Media, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate Katharine Beals 3/30/22

Deconstructing an interview with Vikram Jaswal

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Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 2/16/22 Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 2/16/22

Why non-speaking autism probably has nothing to do with motor control problems or speech apraxia

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Book Review, Speech and Language, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Katharine Beals 1/5/22 Book Review, Speech and Language, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Katharine Beals 1/5/22

A pioneer in independent communication for non-speakers

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Facilitator Control, Ethical Issues Katharine Beals 12/1/21 Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Facilitator Control, Ethical Issues Katharine Beals 12/1/21

Why FC isn’t AAC for people with disabilities, but only for their facilitators

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Facilitated Communication, Ethical Issues, Policy Janyce Boynton 9/21/21 Facilitated Communication, Ethical Issues, Policy Janyce Boynton 9/21/21

“New” Vermont Facilitated Communication Guidelines. Really?

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