Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Ronald was a frail nonverbal ten-year old boy with autism. He held a pencil in his right hand as he tapped a continuous rhythm against his left forearm. The rhythm of the pencil tapping his arm engaged him more than anything else.
Ronald was in my classroom in 1990 ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
This article examines facilitated communication, a controversial process, where hand or arm support is provided to individuals, often diagnosed with severe autism, who are unable to type on their own. Two studies (Cardinal et al. and Weiss et al.) showed positive results. These studies were reviewed, (Mostert, 2001) ...
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