Tostanoski Amy, Lang Russell, Raulston Tracy, Carnett Amarie, Davis Tonya
Clinic for Autism Research Evaluation and Support, Texas State University-San Marcos , San Marcos, TX , USA.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2014 Aug;17(4):219-23. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2012.749952. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
This article briefly reviews the history and damage caused by facilitated communication (FC) and highlights the parallels between FC and the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM).
FC involves a therapist (or facilitator) supporting the hand of a person with autism while a message is typed on a letter board. FC is widely acknowledged to be a pseudoscientific, unsafe, and unethical treatment for people with autism. RPM is a more recent intervention for people with autism that involves the facilitator holding and moving the letter board while the individual with autism moves their own hand. Those who espouse the perceived benefits of FC and RPM make strikingly similar claims of hidden intelligence and extraordinary communication abilities in people with autism following treatment.
Clients, proponents, and practitioners of RPM should demand scientific validation of RPM in order to ensure the safety of people with disabilities that are involved with RPM.
本文简要回顾了辅助沟通（FC）的历史及造成的损害，并强调了FC与快速提示法（RPM）之间的相似之处。
FC是指在使用字母板打字传达信息时，由一名治疗师（或辅助者）扶住自闭症患者的手。FC被广泛认为是一种针对自闭症患者的伪科学、不安全且不道德的治疗方法。RPM是一种针对自闭症患者的较新干预方法，即辅助者拿着并移动字母板，而自闭症患者移动自己的手。那些支持FC和RPM所谓益处的人，在治疗后对自闭症患者隐藏的智力和非凡沟通能力提出了惊人相似的主张。
RPM的客户、支持者和从业者应要求对RPM进行科学验证，以确保参与RPM的残疾人的安全。
