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Voices from the past: Comparing the rapid prompting method and facilitated communication

Developmental Neurorehabilitation, ISSN: 1751-8431, Vol: 17, Issue: 4, Page: 219-223
2014
  • 30
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 83
    Captures
  • 10
    Mentions
  • 26
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    30
  • Captures
    83
  • Mentions
    10
    • References
      9
      • Wikipedia
        9
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1
  • Social Media
    26
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      26
      • Facebook
        26

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Objective: This article briefly reviews the history and damage caused by facilitated communication (FC) and highlights the parallels between FC and the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM). Background: FC involves a therapist (or facilitator) supporting the hand of a person with autism while a message is typed on a letter board. FC is widely acknowledged to be a pseudoscientific, unsafe, and unethical treatment for people with autism. RPM is a more recent intervention for people with autism that involves the facilitator holding and moving the letter board while the individual with autism moves their own hand. Those who espouse the perceived benefits of FC and RPM make strikingly similar claims of hidden intelligence and extraordinary communication abilities in people with autism following treatment. Conclusion: Clients, proponents, and practitioners of RPM should demand scientific validation of RPM in order to ensure the safety of people with disabilities that are involved with RPM. © 2014 Informa UK Ltd.

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