This educational video is intended to draw attention to the problem of facilitator cuing in a technique known as Facilitated Communication (FC). FC is also known as Supported Typing, Spelling to Communicate, Rapid Prompting Method and many other names.

This video critiques a clip from a 1991 Syracuse University Training video promoting FC. In it, a student, Daniel, is being facilitated by one of the Facilitated Communication Institute's trained facilitators. Questions arise as to facilitator control as Daniel turns his body away from the typing activity while the facilitator continues to hold his hand and type.

To date, there is no reliably controlled evidence to prove proponent claims that facilitator-generated messages are the independent thoughts of those being subjected to its use.

Many organizations, such as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) oppose its use.

FMI: http://www.facilitatedcommunication.org