Susan M. Rubin
| Susan M. Rubin | |
|---|---|
| File:Sue Rubin 2011.jpg | |
| Born | Susan Marjorie Rubin May 25, 1978 Whittier, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Disability Advocate, Consultant |
| Known for | Autism activism |
| Notable work | Autism is a World |
Susan Marjorie "Sue" Rubin (born May 25, 1978) is a functionally non-verbal person with autism who was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Autism Is A World. This documentary purports to show that Rubin has learned to communicate via the technique of facilitated communication, in which she types messages using a keyboard with someone else's assistance.
Facilitated communication is scientifically discredited technique.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Organisations such as American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Association for Behavior Analysis have stated that facilitated communication is not a valid technique.[7][6] Additionally, David Auerbach noted that videos of Rubin show her facilitators holding and moving her keyboard.[8]
Rubin was listed as a contributing author in Autism and The Myth of The Person Alone, a collection edited by Douglas Biklen, a proponent of facilitated communication. The book purported to feature functionally non-verbal published authors with autism including Lucy Blackman. It featured Tito Mukhopadhyay, artist Larry Bissonette, Alberto Frugone, Jamie Burke and award winning writer Richard Attfield.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lilienfeld; et al. "Why debunked autism treatment fads persist". Science Daily. Emory University. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Editorial Board (2016-04-12). "Syracuse University's reinforcement of facilitated communication inexcusable, concerning". The Daily Orange. Syracuse University. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Todd, James T. (13 July 2012). "The moral obligation to be empirical: Comments on Boynton's 'Facilitated Communication - what harm it can do: Confessions of a former facilitator'". Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. 6 (1): 36–57. doi:10.1080/17489539.2012.704738.
- ↑ Hall, Genae A. (1993). "Facilitator Control as Automatic Behavior: A Verbal Behavior Analysis". The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. 11: 89–97. doi:10.1007/BF03392890. PMC 2748555. PMID 22477083.
- ↑ Jacobson, John W.; Mulick, James A.; Schwartz, Allen A. (September 1995). "A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience: Science Working Group on Facilitated Communication". American Psychologist. 50 (9): 750–765. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.50.9.750.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facilitated Communication: Sifting the Psychological Wheat from the Chaff. American Psychological Association. June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Riggott, Julie (Spring–Summer 2005). "Pseudoscience in Autism Treatment: Are the News and Entertainment Media Helping or Hurting?". Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice. 4 (1): 58–60.
- ↑ Auerbach, David (12 November 2015). "This Pseudoscience Preys on People With Disabilities and Is Infiltrating Schools". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ Biklen, Douglas; Bissonnette, Larry; Blackman, Lucy (2005). Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone. NYU Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780814799277. Retrieved 6 March 2019. Search this book on
External links[edit]
- Autism Is A World on IMDb Search this movie on
- Sue Rubin's Personal Webpage
- Facilitated communication advocated in CNN-funded documentary, BAAM criticism
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