Sheehan C M, Matuozzi R T
Ment Retard. 1996 Apr;34(2):94-107.
Three individuals (8, 10, and 24 years old with diagnoses of autism and mental retardation) participated in a message-passing format to determine whether they could disclose information previously unknown to their facilitators. Results showed valid facilitated communication from each participant. The facilitated speakers participated in 14 sessions, each lasting approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. A wide range of information was collected, coded, and analyzed for validity, consistency, language difficulties, behavioral compliance, and style of facilitation. Out of 720 communicative interactions, participants disclosed 77 incidents of unknown information. Each participant revealed unique behaviors and styles of responding, and all were able to demonstrate genuinely independent communication through disclosure of specific information previously unknown to a facilitator, although much inconsistency was noted. Results suggest that a phenomena as complex as facilitated communication eludes a cursory exploration.
三名个体（年龄分别为8岁、10岁和24岁，被诊断患有自闭症和智力障碍）参与了一种信息传递形式，以确定他们是否能够披露其协助者之前未知的信息。结果显示每位参与者的辅助沟通有效。辅助发言者参加了14次 sessions，每次持续约1至1.5小时。收集了广泛的信息，进行编码并分析其有效性、一致性、语言困难、行为依从性和辅助方式。在720次交流互动中，参与者披露了77起未知信息事件。每位参与者都展现出独特的行为和回应方式，并且所有人都能够通过披露协助者之前未知的特定信息来展示真正独立的沟通，尽管存在许多不一致之处。结果表明，像辅助沟通这样复杂的现象难以进行粗略的探究。
