# Hans, Dogs, and Facilitated Communication

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Published: 2026-07-10T13:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

What do button-trained dogs, a German horse, and nonverbal disabled people have in common? Cards: This Documentary is Actually Dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhXOHpBoMk Sources: How do soundboard-trained dogs respond to human button presses? An investigation into word comprehension: https://tinyurl.com/28gpwj8v The “Clever Hans Phenomenon” revisited: https://tinyurl.com/26zb7vmc Barnum effect: https://tinyurl.com/gs77vnl Soundboard-trained dogs produce non-accidental, non-random and non-imitative two-button combinations: https://tinyurl.com/2ccfukyh Facilitated Communication, Neurodiversity, and Human Rights: https://tinyurl.com/2ytq4svk Systematic review of facilitated communication 2014–2018 finds no new evidence that messages delivered using facilitated communication are authored by the person with disability: https://tinyurl.com/2brv58ur Facilitated Communication and Authorship: A Systematic Review: https://tinyurl.com/2ykrp2u2 Relations between language, non-verbal cognition, and conceptualization in non- or minimally verbal individuals with ASD across the lifespan: https://tinyurl.com/2yvj7qda Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/viced-rhino-the-podcast--4623273/support . All my various links can be found here: http://links.vicedrhino.com This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

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