Losing and regaining comunication

“Four Years after I uttered my last sentence out loud, my mother just happened to go to a seminar on Facilitated Communication, or supported typing. At this point in time, at age 10, all I could do to attain my wishes was slap or grab the item.
She and others listened to a speaker tell about supporting the typing of children who cannot speak fluently, nor use sign language to communicate. I have athetoid Cerebral Palsy, also [in addition to autism], plus hypotonia. I could not type at all. I could barely point. By pure chance, the fellow in the videotape shown looked just like me. She asked the presenter to come to our home during the break. The next night, I was typing, with support for …. Ms. Judy Bailey. She taught my parents and caregiver how to support my typing, and I was so happy to finally communicate.”
Sean Sokler, George Mason University, Class of 2005

“Four Years after I uttered my last sentence out loud, my mother just happened to go to a seminar on Facilitated Communication, or supported typing. At this point in time, at age 10, all I could do to attain my wishes was slap or grab the item.