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Facilitated communication: a response by child protection

S Heckler1

  • 1Hennepin County Child Protection Services, Minneapolis, MN.

Child Abuse & Neglect
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Facilitated communication (FC) enabled an autistic child to report sexual abuse. This case study assesses the reliability of FC reports and highlights its significance in child protection services.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Communication Disorders
  • Forensic Psychology

Background:

  • A 7-year-old autistic child utilized facilitated communication (FC) to report sexual abuse.
  • This marked the first such report at Hennepin County's Child Protection Agency, necessitating an evaluation of FC's reliability.