Facilitated communication: The empirical imperative to prevent further professional malpractice

Abstract

Boynton (2012) recounts her discovery that facilitated communication (FC) is a completely ineffective educational intervention. Using her experience as a beginning point, I briefly outline the rise of FC, summarize previous research in the area, and present an empirical imperative as a means of debunking FC claims.

Source of funding: No source of funding reported.

Keywords:

• Facilitated communication
• Ineffective educational interventions

Acknowledgments

Declaration of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest and are solely responsible for the content of this article.