Article on facilitated Communication...also check out the people cited in the original post.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1279809 On Jan 8, 11:10 am, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason, > > Though I'm not a big fan of Sanjay Gupta, I don't know a thing about > faciltated communcation. Would you please include a link form some > credible scientific sources that claim it is no good. > > Thank You. > > On Jan 8, 10:43 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > This above message is from Gina Green, Ph.D., BCBA .... > > > On Jan 8, 7:56 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Here some information emailed from some work colleagues. > > > > Jason > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:46 PM > > > > Subject: URGENT - Fwd: Surgeon General > > > > Colleagues, > > > > Please see info below from Hank Schlinger and Jim Todd, and take a few > > > minutes to email the Obama team if you share my opposition to their > > > nominating as Surgeon General a media personality who has repeatedly > > > demonstrated his blatant disregard for sound science and his active > > > promotion of pseudoscience. Please also pass this on to others who > > > might be concerned. > > > > ___________________ > > > > Read the information below from Jim Todd and then please take a moment > > > and go to the Obama website below and ask the Team NOT to consider > > > Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. If enough people oppose this > > > possible nomination, maybe they will drop his name from consideration. > > > (see my comments to President Elect Obama below) > > > >http://change.gov/page/content/contact/ > > > > "CNN reports that Sanjay Gupta, who has actively promoted facilitated > > > communication as a valid and useful communication method, is being > > > considered for United States Surgeon General. > > > >http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/06/gupta.surgeon.general/index.html > > > > Here are some links to Gupta's promotion of FC. > > > >http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2007/10/giving-autism...... > > > > As far as developmental disabilities are concerned, Gupta seems not to > > > understand the depth of his ignorance. Real people suffer real harm > > > because of his advocacy of autism pseudoscience and his promotion of > > > ersatz experts over real scientists." > > > > Dear Obama Transition Team, > > > > I am writing to express my strong opposition to Dr. Sajnay Gupta for > > > U.S. Surgeon general. > > > > Dr. Gupta has actively promoted facilitated communication (FC) as a > > > valid communication method for people with autism. FC has been > > > thoroughly discredited scientifically, a fact which Dr. Gupta refuses > > > to accept, opting instead for anecdotes and personal observation as > > > evidence of its validity. > > > > The job of Surgeon General of the United States is too important to be > > > offered to someone who has consistently promoted a pseudoscientific > > > technique that has harmed so many children and their families. > > > > Thank you.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
