(CNN) -- Below are summaries of selected studies on facilitated communication compiled by CNN. Bebko, J., Perry, A., & Bryson, S. (1996). Multiple method validation study of facilitated communication: ...

Several years ago, a mother from the northeast region of the United States contacted me inquiring about helping her nonspeaking adolescent autistic son communicate. I listened to her description and ...

The state dropped all charges Thursday against Jose Cordero, the Hialeah father accused of molesting his 7-year-old special needs son. The 10-minute hearing brought an end to a six-month saga, dating ...

Jose Cordero, 50, was arrested after a Hialeah teacher claimed the man’s autistic son made allegations of abuse through a controversial science called “facilitated communication.” He was cleared on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core members of Ta-Nehisi's old Horde—just wrote a long ...

When Maegan Gracia was younger she used to take off her clothes outside in the family’s yard. She also routinely made a mess of the bedroom she shared with her teenaged sister. But because the young ...

Professionals told Kathy Koenig that her daughter would probably never speak. The teenage girl is mentally impaired. She struggled with basic tasks, but she seemed happy enough. Her parents now ...

Benjamin Alexander, the first student with nonverbal autism to attend Tulane University in New Orleans, is an English major and a writer who’s had essays published locally. He uses a form of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A two-day University of Northern Iowa-based conference promoting, among other things, 'facilitated ...

On a long car ride recently, I listened to a podcast called The Telepathy Tapes. I’d noticed it at the top of the charts, which I found curious. I later learned that was in part because Joe Rogan had ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...