Facilitated Communication: A Cruel Farce.

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: GARDNER, MARTIN | Copyright information

My previous column was about the myth, so vigorously promoted by Dr. Bruno Bettelheim, that autism is caused by "refrigerator mothers"--mothers with cold, unloving personalities. During the past two decades other preposterous myths about autism have flourished. One is the widespread belief among agonized parents that their child's autism is caused by early vaccinations. Because there is not a shred of evidence for this, I shall not waste space on it here. My topic is a much more pe...

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