Video of Typers – Page 2 – Non-Verbal Communication For Individuals with Autism

David’s Facilitated Communication Evaluation

This fascinating video shows David, a young non-verbal autistic boy, working with a trained facilitator (possibly for the first time, although that is not made clear) to communicate with his mother. To the uninitiated, it may well look like the trainer is moving David’s arm, but watch closely and you will see her lift her…

Chammi Rajapatirana

Typing for over a decade, Chammi Rajapatirana is currently living in Sri Lanka where he and his mom, the only FC trainers in the area, are helping others learn the method. Chammi is also co-founder/co-president of the E.A.S.E. Foundation, which aims to help people with disabilities in leading productive, stimulating lives, particularly through effective…

Wretches & Jabberers – A Documentary Film About Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette

Wretches & Jabberers, a documentary film directed by Gerardine Wurzburg, is about two men with autism who embarked on a global journey to help others with autism break through their isolation. With limited speech, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, both faced lives of mute isolation in mental institutions or adult disability centers. When…

Tim Chan

Watch Video of Tim Chan’s FC Typing Progress Tim Chan is an 18 year old Australian with autism and very little speech. As a result of Facilitated Communication Training provided by Dr Rosemary Crossley, he first began typing several years ago at age nine. Initially, Tim needed wrist support from a communication partner– and…

Sue Rubin, Independen Typer

Sue Rubin is a 34 year-old woman with autism who was considered mentally retarded as a child. At the age of thirteen, Sue learned to express herself through the use of a computer keyboard. Facilitated Communication / supported typing revealed that Sue was in fact highly intelligent. Sue went on to study history, specializing in…

Kayla Takaguchi

Watch Kayla’s Voice: Empowering People with Autism More and more people are discovering the value of Facilitated Communication. In this video you will watch as Kayla Takeuchi, a non-speaking adolescent with autism, presents her keynote address at Syracuse University’s Facilitated Communication Institute in July 2009. You will also hear from professionals in the field,…

A Young Girl’s Journey Out of the Silent Isolation of Autism

Watch as Autistic Girl Expresses Unimaginable Intelligence It is often perceived that non-verbal children with autism are mentally retarded and have no hope of getting a job or expressing themselves. The story of Carly Fleischmann, as reported on ABC’s 20/20 in August, 2009, may be helping to change some of those attitudes. According to…

Jamie Burke

The video Inside the Edge: A Journey to Using Speech Through Typing documents Jamie Burke’s emergence, as a high school student, into speech: he can speak words as he types them and can read the texts he has written, and most recently is beginning to use longer sentences in spoken dialogue. The video includes clips…

Autism Is a World – Short Documentary Demonstrates the Power of Facilitated Communication

Watch the opening to the 2004 Academy Award® nominated film Autism Is A World, which makes a powerful argument for the validity of facilitated communication. Meet Sue Rubin Meet Sue Rubin, a woman with autism who was considered mentally retarded as a child. Sue is the subject of "Autism Is a World," a 2004…

Jeremy Stutz

Jeremy Stutz with Laura Poorman — November 2013 [dt_divider style=”thick” /] Jeremy began typing in 2013. Visit Jeremy’s Facebook page – must login to Facebook to view (opens in new window) Subscribe on YouTube to Follow Jeremy’s Progress (opens in new window) [dt_divider style=”thick” /]