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The Role of Touch in Facilitated Communication
Abstract
Imagine that one day a nonverbal autistic child suddenly starts to type messages, such as "I am not retarded," using a computer keyboard while being touched by an assistant. Facilitated communication (FC) appears to create this miracle around the world. To understand how this works, experiments were conducted involving a "telepathy game" using a rod with an attached strain gauge. A force from the assistant, which controlled what was spelled through physical support, was measured. It was thus completely possible for any message to appear to be typed with FC regardless of the autistic child's actual knowledge or language ability.
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“In one of these, Kesuka (24) using a strain gauge mechanical device with one participant with ASD, observed that time trials were slower as the length of ribbon increased (which is in line with our results), and concluded that the facilitator exerted an unconscious motor influence on the patient through subtle muscular movements.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kezuka, E.
- Affiliations
- Gunma Prefectural Women's University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Kezuka, Emiko
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 1997-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 571-593
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W1858812517
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Keywords
- facilitated communication, autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal communication, touch, strain gauges, physical support
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Autistic Disorder, Biomechanical Phenomena, Child, Communication Aids for Disabled, Communication Devices for People with Disabilities, Female, Humans, Microcomputers, Motor Activity, Movement, Parapsychology, Touch
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