Facilitated Communication

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the video is “The Full Prisoners of Silence”

1. What is Facilitated Communication? Explain the controversy from the
video.

2. What is the difference between Facilitated Communication (or Supported
Typing or Rapid Prompting Technique) and Alternative and Augmentative
Communication (AAC)?

3. This Frontline Special was first aired in 1993. Please briefly discuss
the language regarding autism and developmental disabilities used in the
video. How does it make you feel? How has the field (and publishing)
changed in the past 30 years?