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What's the harm in Facilitated Communication?
FC is a method that allegedly allows communication by those without the ability such as autism or cerebal palsy patients. Many studies have shown it is actually the facilitator doing the communication, not the patient. Read more about Facilitated Communication
Here are 10 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
Josh JohnsonAge: 13 |
False accusations of abuse |
| Josh's parents were contacted by a police detective investigating allegations made through facilitated communication. There was no supporting physical evidence, but the family spent their life savings defending themselves. Read more & more | |
Mark & Laura Storch & daughter JennyAge: 14 |
Accused of molestation, 10 month trial |
| A 14 year old autistic girl with no speech accused her father and grandfathers of molestation through facilitated communication. Her grandfathers had been dead for many years, and there was no physical or other evidence. The judge dismissed the case. Read more & more | |
"Carla" & her familyAge: 29 |
Removed from her home |
| Severely disabled since childhood due to encephalitis, she allegedly accused her father, brother and mother of abusing her via FC. She was removed from her home and it was a year before a court agreed that the communication was invalid. Read more | |
"John Doe"Onandaga County, New York |
Accused of molestation |
| A 10 year old Down Syndrome girl accused her father of molestation through facilitated communication. The father had to move out of the home and faced a jail sentence, despite no physical evidence. A judge eventually dismissed the case. Read more | |
"John & Jane Doe"West Bloomfield, Michigan |
Accused of rape & neglect |
| A facilitated communication aide helped their daughter type out a rape accusation on a keyboard. The parents were charged, the father jailed for months. Evidence from a physical exam shows no rape has occurred. Read more & more | |