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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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Language and Literacy, Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review Katharine Beals 6/26/24 Language and Literacy, Facilitated Communication, Scholarly Article Review Katharine Beals 6/26/24

Recapping some reasons why language is impaired in autism—and why degree of impairment correlates with autism severity

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Scholarly Article Review, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 5/1/24 Scholarly Article Review, Facilitated Communication, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method Katharine Beals 5/1/24

Virtual facilitation: a means to independence or yet another high-tech distraction?

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FC in the Media, Spelling to Communicate, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/29/23 FC in the Media, Spelling to Communicate, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/29/23

Might non-speaking individuals with autism be brilliant?

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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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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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Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 6/21/23 Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 6/21/23

Why no one can learn their first language without engaging in joint attention behaviors

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Theory of Mind, Scholarly Article Review, Speech and Language, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 2/1/23 Theory of Mind, Scholarly Article Review, Speech and Language, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 2/1/23

Is there really no Theory of Mind deficit in autism? Part VI: problematic references

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Theory of Mind, Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 1/18/23 Theory of Mind, Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 1/18/23

Is there really no Theory of Mind deficit in autism? Part V: Do Theory of Mind tests fail to predict understanding of goals and desires?

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Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/9/22 Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 11/9/22

Is there really nothing inherently atypical about language development in autism? Part II

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Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 9/7/22 Speech and Language, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 9/7/22

Is there a (socio) pragmatic language impairment in autism, or only a core language impairment?

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Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Scholarly Article Review Katharine Beals 8/24/22 Speech and Language, Motor Abilities, Scholarly Article Review Katharine Beals 8/24/22

Do motor difficulties really explain speech/language difficulties in autism?

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Scholarly Article Review, Joint Attention, Socio-Cognitive Development, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 7/20/22 Scholarly Article Review, Joint Attention, Socio-Cognitive Development, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 7/20/22

Is Eye Contact Really Overrated?

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Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 7/6/22 Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 7/6/22

Is diminished Joint Attention really not a problem for word learning in autism?

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Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 6/22/22 Speech and Language, Joint Attention, Scholarly Article Review, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 6/22/22

Why does Joint Attention look Atypical in Autism—and does it matter?

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Scholarly Article Review, Social Motivation, Joint Attention, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 5/25/22 Scholarly Article Review, Social Motivation, Joint Attention, Neuropsychology of Autism Katharine Beals 5/25/22

Social motivation in autism: a critique of Jaswal & Akhtar (2019)

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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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Joint Attention, Facilitated Communication, Speech and Language Katharine Beals 2/2/22 Joint Attention, Facilitated Communication, Speech and Language Katharine Beals 2/2/22

What is Joint Attention and how does it relate to FC?

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Facilitated Communication: a thoroughly discredited yet persistent technique


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