History alt=a communication device resembling a computer keyboard with a small liquid-crystal display attached to the top| Keyboard of the type used in facilitated communicationThe FC movement can be traced back to the 1960s in Denmark, where it failed to take hold because of a lack of scientific evidence. It became popular in Australiaduring the 1970s, largely due to the efforts of special educator Rosemary Crossley  . It was popularized in the United States beginning in the late 1980s by Arthur Schawlow and Douglas Biklen. FC has also received attention in Asia and Europe.
History alt=a communication device resembling a computer keyboard with a small liquid-crystal display attached to the top| Keyboard of the type used in facilitated communication Techniques similar to FC appeared around the 1960s , with early observations regarding facilitated teaching of children with autism being published by Else Hansen (Denmark), Lorna Wing (England), and Rosalind Oppenheimer (U.S.). Studies were made in Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s, but did not have an impact outside of the country, and the debate there died out in the early 1980s due to a lack of scientific evidence. In Australia, special educator Rosemary Crossley independently discovered facilitated communication in 1977, where it became popular largely due to her efforts . It was popularized in the United States beginning in the late 1980s by Arthur Schawlow and Douglas Biklen. FC has also received attention in Asia and Europe.
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