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FC and the Legal System, Spelling to Communicate, FC Authorship Katharine Beals 7/9/25 FC and the Legal System, Spelling to Communicate, FC Authorship Katharine Beals 7/9/25

Spelling to Communicate Goes on Trial: Part VI

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Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Schools, FC in the Courts Katharine Beals 5/14/25 Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Schools, FC in the Courts Katharine Beals 5/14/25

Spelling to Communicate Goes on Trial: Part II

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Telepathy, Facilitated Communication, France Katharine Beals 4/16/25 Telepathy, Facilitated Communication, France Katharine Beals 4/16/25

When "telepathy" awakens skepticism: a French case of FC

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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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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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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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Facilitated Communication, Spellers Method, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 8/14/24 Facilitated Communication, Spellers Method, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 8/14/24

What Forbes Contributor Steven Aquino Forgot to Mention About the Spellers Method

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Spelling to Communicate, Presume Competence, Motor Abilities Katharine Beals 8/7/24 Spelling to Communicate, Presume Competence, Motor Abilities Katharine Beals 8/7/24

New takes on apraxia, miracles, presuming competence et al. from S2C proponents

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History of FC, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 7/3/24 History of FC, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media Janyce Boynton 7/3/24

The “evolution” of FC: Making FC look more convincing

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FC in the Media, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 5/15/24 FC in the Media, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 5/15/24

News Roundup, May 2022 to April, 2024: Uncritical reports of S2C and RPM breakthroughs

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Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media, Book Review Katharine Beals 1/10/24 Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in the Media, Book Review Katharine Beals 1/10/24

Falling for Happiness Falls: Is it too much to ask we overcome our skepticism and just believe?

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Movie Review, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 5/24/23 Movie Review, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media Katharine Beals 5/24/23

A Review of the Movie Spellers: a Documercial for Spelling to Communicate

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Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 4/26/23 Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 4/26/23

Do facilitated individuals have motor difficulties that explain away our concerns about FC? Part II

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Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 4/12/23 Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 4/12/23

Do facilitated individuals have motor difficulties that explain away our concerns about FC? Part I

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Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Katharine Beals 2/15/23 Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media, Critiques of Facilitated Communication Katharine Beals 2/15/23

An inside look at S2C: “We actually discourage them from using their speech while they are spelling”

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Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 10/12/22 Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 10/12/22

Autism, figurative language, empathy, and “autistic culture”

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Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in Schools, FC and the Legal System Katharine Beals 9/28/22 Spelling to Communicate, Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting Method, FC in Schools, FC and the Legal System Katharine Beals 9/28/22

Science prevails in another victory for a Pennsylvania school district

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FC in the Media, FC in Schools, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 5/18/22 FC in the Media, FC in Schools, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Janyce Boynton 5/18/22

FC/S2C/RPM: Selling the Illusion

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Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media, Video Critique Katharine Beals 4/27/22 Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, FC in the Media, Video Critique Katharine Beals 4/27/22

FC propaganda and censorship on WHYY TV

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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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