Many years ago, so-called "Facilitated Communication" was thoroughly debunked. The idea was that those unable to communicate such as those in a vegetative state or low functioning autistics could do so with the aid of a specially trained facilitator holding their hands and guiding them to a keyboard. All of sudden it seemed like a miracle as those without a voice were suddenly seemed capable of not only communicating but doing so with incredibly sophisticated speech...and using words they never learned. And




















