New Materials Available from Center Library
There are new resources which might be of interest available in the Center's library. They are:
Out of Silence: A Journey into Language by Russell Martin (1994, Henry Holt & Co., New York) is a book written about one family's journey to understand their son's autism and to assist him in developing meaningful communication. Jan Koppenhofer reports that this is an outstanding book that poignantly and accurately reflects the issues that face families.
The August, 1994 issue of Mental Retardation contains an exchange of opinion on facilitated communication. The joumal's editor invited four responses to Levin, Shane and Wharton's article What if .. : A Plea to Professionals to Consider the Risk-Benefit Ratio of Facilitated Communication (1994). The respondents (Dianne Ferguson and Rob Homer, David Goode, James Halle, and Wade Hitzing) were "individuals who are fair and open-minded and have not staked out an advocacy position ... or stepped into the public fray .... The respondents contributed thoughtful opinions on the FC controversy" (p. 299).
Anyone wanting to borrow materials from the Center library may call Jen Rice at 581-1084.
The purpose of Facilitated Communication In Maine is to promote the appropriate use of facilitated communication through education, technical assistance, and support to people with disabilities, parents, educators, speech and language pathologists support providers, and other interested individuals. The project provides up-to-date information on current best practices, introductory and advanced workshops on the technique, resources regarding theoretical and practical components of facilitated communication and ongoing support to a network of resource persons who provide local education and support to other facilitators.
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