Rose Rimler

And we can see him pick out letters on this device. And the computer starts spelling out crocodile.

And we can see him pick out letters on this device. And the computer starts spelling out crocodile.

Do you want to see the tape, Wendy?

Do you want to see the tape, Wendy?

Did you see it? Did you see what Jim saw? Yeah. From the mom. Uh-huh. She played again. Okay. And look at the mom, not the son.

Did you see it? Did you see what Jim saw? Yeah. From the mom. Uh-huh. She played again. Okay. And look at the mom, not the son.

Every time he moves a, he selects a letter just before that she has moved.

Every time he moves a, he selects a letter just before that she has moved.

I did reach out to Kai to ask specific questions like that. But her team said that she was too busy working on season two of the telepathy tapes and making a documentary about it as well. So she couldn't get back to us.

I did reach out to Kai to ask specific questions like that. But her team said that she was too busy working on season two of the telepathy tapes and making a documentary about it as well. So she couldn't get back to us.

Yeah. I also reached out to the mom in the crocodile video and I didn't hear back from her either.

Yeah. I also reached out to the mom in the crocodile video and I didn't hear back from her either.

So, I don't know. I don't know. I mean, I will say, in the episode, they say a lot of stuff about how, oh, we can do this across the room. And then they start to do that, but then the son becomes uncomfortable and doesn't cooperate. And so they say, well, he needs to sit next to his mom for the emotional support. So, stuff like that happens. I mean, what's...

So, I don't know. I don't know. I mean, I will say, in the episode, they say a lot of stuff about how, oh, we can do this across the room. And then they start to do that, but then the son becomes uncomfortable and doesn't cooperate. And so they say, well, he needs to sit next to his mom for the emotional support. So, stuff like that happens. I mean, what's...

You can make that argument. I mean, in that video we just saw, it does seem like the young man is having a good time, like enjoying being with his mother. But I've seen plenty of other videos from other sources that show this technique where it doesn't really go that way. And Catherine has too.

You can make that argument. I mean, in that video we just saw, it does seem like the young man is having a good time, like enjoying being with his mother. But I've seen plenty of other videos from other sources that show this technique where it doesn't really go that way. And Catherine has too.

You know, I have noticed that, but I don't really understand necessarily what I'm seeing. I don't know much about people with severe autism. So when you see someone like kind of trying to get away or calling out or saying, I'm sad. There was a video of a girl who was doing this. I'm sad. I've seen it. That seems like she's saying she's sad. She doesn't want to be doing that.

You know, I have noticed that, but I don't really understand necessarily what I'm seeing. I don't know much about people with severe autism. So when you see someone like kind of trying to get away or calling out or saying, I'm sad. There was a video of a girl who was doing this. I'm sad. I've seen it. That seems like she's saying she's sad. She doesn't want to be doing that.

Yeah, it certainly does. And in fact, a professional organization called the American Speech Language Hearing Association has explicitly said, don't use... These methods of communicating, this facilitated communication, the newer ones that are sometimes called like spelling to communicate or rapid prompting method, don't use them. The stuff happening on the telepathy tapes. Yes.

Yeah, it certainly does. And in fact, a professional organization called the American Speech Language Hearing Association has explicitly said, don't use... These methods of communicating, this facilitated communication, the newer ones that are sometimes called like spelling to communicate or rapid prompting method, don't use them. The stuff happening on the telepathy tapes. Yes.