Yup, this is the same researcher from a few years back: https://www.google.com/search?q=facilitated+communication+Steven+Laureys https://www.google.com/search?

Yup, this is the same researcher from a few years back: https://www.google.com/search?q=facilitated+communication+Steven+Laureys https://www.google.com/search?q=facilitated+communication+St... It's shameful, really. See also this article (about the 2010 'revelation'): http://www.csicop.org/si/show/fabricating_communication/ http://www.csicop.org/si/show/fabricating_communication/ "At the beginning and at the end of our trials, we tried to make normal conversation with Houben, and the FC seemed to work perfectly fine, producing intelligible and sometimes even elaborate sentences. In one test, we asked the facilitator to leave the room while we showed Houben a large printed word, which we read aloud to him several times. The facilitator was then allowed to return and assist Mr. Houben in giving the word back to us. Although a well-formed word, the resulting answer was completely wrong. We tried the same test with a large and simple drawing, which yielded identical results. In another test, we shielded the keyboard from the facilitator’s view in the midst of an answer. Immediately, the typing changed into gibberish and soon halted completely"