Slides from a Presentation given by Judy C. Bailey, M.Ed.,
at Ellensburg, Washington, Summer 2007.

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Introduction

My Background & History--Briefly

Thanks to the experts who instruct us from their own experience:

Paradigm Shift in 1970s

Current Paradigm Shift

What is Facilitated Communication?

FCT is a PROCESS

Who might find FCT useful?

Research and Controversy: Influence, cue-seeking, and communicating one’s own thoughts:

Current Status of FCT

Losing and regaining comunication

Importance of Communication

Coming Out of Silence

Overview of FC Training

Physical Support

FC Users on Physical Support

Emotional Support

FC Users on Emotional Support

Communicative Support

FC Users on Communicative Support

What are we learning together? FC Users Words

Importance of Communication and Touch Support

Importance of Touch Support:

Connecting body and thoughts:

Importance of Communication

Importance of Communication

Intelligence, Thinking, Learning, and Communication

Importance of Communication

Intelligence and communication:

Intellectual Needs

Typing and Thinking

Speech difficulties

Appearing uninterested

Emotions and their expression

Learning without communication

Movement Differences and Difficulties

Movement Difficulties

Movement difficulties—initiation of a task sequence

Generic and second-use terms

Problems with pointing and movement:

Movement Difficulties and Self Control

Behavior & Positive Supports

Obsessions vs. Self Control

“Trigger of familiarity”

Sensory Overload & Mannerisms

Unusual Actions and Pain or Fear

Sensory Issues & Overload

Sensory Difficulties

Sensory Difficulties

Hyperacute hearing—good and bad

Auditory processing differences

Sensory hyperacuity and stress

Better Ways to Support and Assist

Things That Help

Thinking, Linking Brain and Body

With communication, planning together can happen

Unusual Actions—Strategies in Disguise

What are we learning together? Summary

Intelligence, Thinking, Learning and Communication

Intelligence, Thinking, Learning and Communication

Movement Differences and Difficulties

Behavior and Positive Supports

Unusual Movements, Actions, Mannerisms

Sensory Issues and Overload

Ways to Support and Assist

Implications for Our Work

Implications for Our Work

Implications for Our Work

It is important to

Try Another Way

Resources for Information & Training

Resources for Info & Training

Excerpts from “Waiting to Live” by Chammi Rajapatirana, Sharing Our Wisdom

More Quotes from FC Users

Routines and Change

Importance of Communication

FC Users on Physical Support

FC Users on Emotional Support

Understanding cause and effect

Importance of Communication:

Thinking about thinking

Getting needs met--initiation

Timing in interactions

Strategy: Mirror imaging

Strategy: Mirror imaging (continued)

Uncertainty and ambient sound

Speech Difficulties

Unusual mannerisms

Hyperacute hearing

Hyperacute hearing – good & bad

Importance of Communication

Intellectual Needs

Unusual Mannerisms

Movement Difficulties

Apraxia, speech, stress:

Movement Differences

Sensory Overload

Sensory hyperacuity and stress

Auditory processing differences

Setting Personal Goals

Author: Judy C. Bailey, M.Ed.

More Information about Facilitated Communication and other Assistive and Augmentative Communication techniques may be found at http://everyonecommunicates.org/

The original presentation was given as part of "Treasuring Our Past, Cultivating Our Future," the 30th Annual Employment Conference presented by the Washington Initiative for Supported Employment at Ellensburg, Washington, June 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2007.

These slides copyright Judy C. Bailey, 2007. Copyright to quoted material is retained by the individuals quoted. The overall work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.