Ky Dickens

The Joe Rogan Experience.

The Joe Rogan Experience.

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Yeah. I think anytime you're pushing the status quo, there's going to be pushback, of course, you know, but I think the overwhelming amount of emails that we've gotten from families and others that have a non-speaking child have been, you know, so excited that this news is finally out there.

Yeah. I think anytime you're pushing the status quo, there's going to be pushback, of course, you know, but I think the overwhelming amount of emails that we've gotten from families and others that have a non-speaking child have been, you know, so excited that this news is finally out there.

Yeah. I think anytime you're pushing the status quo, there's going to be pushback, of course, you know, but I think the overwhelming amount of emails that we've gotten from families and others that have a non-speaking child have been, you know, so excited that this news is finally out there.

Same thing with teachers that have been witnessing, like you said, for witnessing this in classrooms and in their homes for decades, you know, and When facilitated communication first came to America, it was the 90s. What does that mean, facilitated communication? Okay. Maybe we should back up.

Same thing with teachers that have been witnessing, like you said, for witnessing this in classrooms and in their homes for decades, you know, and When facilitated communication first came to America, it was the 90s. What does that mean, facilitated communication? Okay. Maybe we should back up.

Same thing with teachers that have been witnessing, like you said, for witnessing this in classrooms and in their homes for decades, you know, and When facilitated communication first came to America, it was the 90s. What does that mean, facilitated communication? Okay. Maybe we should back up.

Sure, sure, sure. I mean, so I wonder, okay, so what the podcast is about are non-speaking individuals who tend to have apraxia, which is a mind-body disconnect. Okay. And those individuals cannot speak with, you know, using their voice. Speaking is a fine motor skill, whereas pointing to letters is a gross motor skill.

Sure, sure, sure. I mean, so I wonder, okay, so what the podcast is about are non-speaking individuals who tend to have apraxia, which is a mind-body disconnect. Okay. And those individuals cannot speak with, you know, using their voice. Speaking is a fine motor skill, whereas pointing to letters is a gross motor skill.

Sure, sure, sure. I mean, so I wonder, okay, so what the podcast is about are non-speaking individuals who tend to have apraxia, which is a mind-body disconnect. Okay. And those individuals cannot speak with, you know, using their voice. Speaking is a fine motor skill, whereas pointing to letters is a gross motor skill.

So spelling to communicate is how many of these individuals communicate, right? And when the first... Well, and with that in mind, I just want to say one quick thing, that often people historically have looked at people with apraxia or non-speakers, and they think that because they can't speak, they can't think, that they're not in there. They don't presume competence. And none of that is true.

So spelling to communicate is how many of these individuals communicate, right? And when the first... Well, and with that in mind, I just want to say one quick thing, that often people historically have looked at people with apraxia or non-speakers, and they think that because they can't speak, they can't think, that they're not in there. They don't presume competence. And none of that is true.

So spelling to communicate is how many of these individuals communicate, right? And when the first... Well, and with that in mind, I just want to say one quick thing, that often people historically have looked at people with apraxia or non-speakers, and they think that because they can't speak, they can't think, that they're not in there. They don't presume competence. And none of that is true.

These individuals have a hard time controlling their body, right? And so if you can't control your body, people make all sorts of assumptions, you know, and that's been really difficult. Yeah.

These individuals have a hard time controlling their body, right? And so if you can't control your body, people make all sorts of assumptions, you know, and that's been really difficult. Yeah.

These individuals have a hard time controlling their body, right? And so if you can't control your body, people make all sorts of assumptions, you know, and that's been really difficult. Yeah.

And so I think that the subjects in this project who are non-speakers with autism have been up against all sorts of different battles, from people not presuming they're competent, from people doubting their way of communication through spelling to communicate. And then, of course, it comes out in many cases that these individuals are

And so I think that the subjects in this project who are non-speakers with autism have been up against all sorts of different battles, from people not presuming they're competent, from people doubting their way of communication through spelling to communicate. And then, of course, it comes out in many cases that these individuals are