> Subject: Facilitated Communication
> From: "FRANTZ, SUE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:06:47 -0800
> X-Message-Number: 14
>
> Hi all,
>
> Imagine the following hypothetical situation.
>
> A student enrolls in your intro to psych and human sexuality courses. The
> student is believed to be autistic and is attending class with a
> facilitator. Your college does not have a policy on Facilitated
> Communication (FC), but prefers to evaluate each case individually.
>
> You're aware that several professional organizations, e.g., American Academy
> of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, American
> Association on Mental Retardation, American Psychiatric Association, do not
> view FC as an appropriate technique.
>
> The letter of accommodation from your institution's counselors states that
> the use of the student's own facilitator is an appropriate accommodation for
> in-class work and test-taking.
>
> What do you do?
That facilitator would probably be a bit embarrassed after the second day in my class
when I show the Frontline tape on FC and how
it doesn't work. I do this to illustrate how to conduct scientific investigation. I
also relate the story to Hans the horse.
--
Herb Coleman
IT Manager, Rio Grande Campus
Adjunct Psychology Professor
Austin Community College
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
512-223-3076
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