Communication techniques such as Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting are highly controversial, and may be more illusion than reality. Anyone interested in these approaches, which require constant or intermittent physical contact with the autistic person, should look deeply and carefully into the methods before plunking down cash. Consider, instead, augmentative technologies for communication, ranging from keyboards and sophisticated digital technologies to sign language or picture cards.
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