Insisting on Being Right When Actually, You’re Wrong!
Link to Part 1 [Note: If you need marriage counseling in northern Virginia ( including marriage counseling Fairfax County or marriage counseling Loudoun County ) feel free to contact Dr. Ken Newberger, who provides an effective alternative to traditional approaches.] The Reality By the end of 1993, not one of over a dozen studies could demonstrate that facilitated communication ever originated with the child. Instead of unlocking the hidden thoughts of autistic children, the technique uncovered the unconscious thoughts of the facilitators. Morley Safer’s 60 Minutes report examined claims that facilitated communication worked brilliantly. The program concluded, “So far, there is no convincing objective evidence to support those claims.” Hugh Downs on ABC’s 20/20 came to a similar conclusion. An eye-opening PBS documentary went so far as to describe an institute at Syracuse University dedicated to facilitated communication as” resear...