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Video: Dashiell, A Journey Through Autism
This video shows another example of the fact that, despite all the criticism and vilification of Facilitated Communication, for some autistics that have trouble communicating, FC works! Dashiell A Journey Through Autism Thank you for all the wonderful comments about this Film. Please continue to share! Posted on Facebook by Shelley Pack on Tuesday,…
Read MoreSupporting Communication through Arts, Advocacy, Education, and now, New Technology
The autistic community has been using technology to vastly improve the ability of people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to communicate with the outside world for a number of years. iPhones, iPads, and other AAC tech has made it far easier for nonverbal typers to express themselves. And now, technology is ready to take…
Read MoreVideo: Laura Poorman on Facilitated Communication and Supported Typing: Answers to Key Questions
Facilitated Communication Trainer Laura Poorman discusses facilitated communication and supported typing with John Smyth. [dt_divider style=”thick” /] Answers to Key Questions About Supported Typing (Feb. 25, 2012) Read the transcript of this conversation below the video. [dt_divider style=”thick” /] Transcript: Laura Poorman Answers John Smyth’s Questions John: The understanding I have…
Read MoreMark Utter: “I am in here.” – A Facilitated Communication Documentary
For more information about the movie, or to purchase the “I am in here.” DVD, click here. Mark Utter’s Story 49 year old Mark Utter would probably be diagnosed today as autistic, although no one is quite sure what his original diagnosis as a child was. Many children born in the 1960s with similar neurological…
Read MoreFacilitated Communication: Tracy Thresher & John Smyth at 2011 ICI Summer Institute
Supported typers Tracy Thresher, co-star of the documentary Wretches & Jabberers, and John Smyth use supported typing to have a conversation at Syracuse University’s 2011 Institute of Communication and Inclusion Summer Institute: Connection, Communication, and Creativity. A true example of Facilitated Communication in action! This is the first time Tracy and John had an opportunity…
Read MoreMatt Hayes: A Tale of Silence and Beyond – A Tribute to Autistic Intelligence
Watch A Tale of Silence and Beyond, a tribute to autistic intelligence by Matt Hayes. Matt Hayes is autistic. He started typing at a very young age and surprised everyone because everyone thought he was mentally retarded and could not think normally. The film A Tale of Silence and Beyond demonstrates how intelligent autistic people…
Read MoreSelf advocacy via Facilitated Communication
Watch Johnathan telling it like it is at a DDS hearing “Johnathan telling it like it is at the DDS hearing on November 2, 2011. This was his first time using facilitated communication to self advocate, with the help of Dr. Linda Rammler. He did a great job!” Description from YouTube [dt_divider style=”thick”…
Read MoreVideo: “I Want To Say” – New Technology Helps Autistics Communicate
Watch I Want to Say to see how new technology improves the quality of life for autistic students. ‘I Want to Say’ is a 27-minute documentary short that tells the story of Hacking Autism, a newly adopted Autism Speaks initiative devoted to unlocking the voices of children with autism through technology. The film sprang from…
Read MoreTypers Hold Panel Discussion After Screening of Wretches & Jabberers
This past Sunday afternoon, a screening of Gerardine Wurzburg’s movie Wretches & Jabbers was held at the Brownsburg Public Libarary. The movie, released in 2011, is about the international efforts of Tracy Tresher and Larry Bisonnette to promote supported typing as a method of communication for nonverbal autistic individuals, as well as to connect with…
Read MoreDemonstrating the Validity of Facilitated Communication in the “Real” World
Live Validation Test of Facilitated Communication: Marlena (aka theaacjournalist) performs a live test to help demonstrate and validate how FC works: Marlena Katene, aka theaacjournalist, is a budding music journalist who uses Facilitated Communication (FC) to talk to the outside world. As both a journalist and an active advocate for Facilitated Communication, Marlena travels…
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