Facilitated Communication
...t have to do work as the facilitator leads them to the correct answer without any trouble. This means the children do not need to struggle or try as hard to concentrate on the problems in front of them in school or while trying to communicate. 4. In the case of the alleged crimes of abuse perhaps attempting several methods to ensure the accuracy would be appropriate. In the first, attempt to use a facilitator who does not know the child, family, or anything regarding the alleged crimes of neglect. Discuss with the child using this new facilitator what he and his father like to do on weekends, during the week. Do they go out to play catch? Do they ride horses? Do they talk? Do they watch movies? What type of movies? Then judging by the answers see how similar they are to the answers given with the other facilitator. If it is the children then they should attempt to lead into or give some hint of the abuse which they previously mentioned. Another method would be to attempt a different form of communication with the child. One in which there is no facilitator and the child must decide how to communicate without the assistance of a facilitator. 5. They could criticize the methods in which the child was communicating on the other system, the other facilitator was not properly trained, the child was coerced into changing testimony, or that the child doesn’t ...