Katharine Beals

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Linguist, autism parent, autism educator.
Author of "Students with Autism: How to improve language, literacy, and academic success" and "Cutting Edge Language and Literacy Tools for Students on the Autism Spectrum."
autismlanguage learning, education
linguisticssyntax, pragmatics
educationreading comprehension in autism, direct instruction, straight-up math
neurodiversityincluding the "neglected middle" of the autism spectrum and independent communication guarantees for non-speakers
Show threadKatharine BealsJan 26, 2023
@BronwynHemsley @CarolineBowen @theconversationau @Lifelongliteracy wow--at least they're giving it credit.
Show threadKatharine BealsJan 24, 2023
@BronwynHemsley @CarolineBowen @theconversationau Yes--my prediction is that it will make FC harder to predict, because it will enhance the word prediction that already helps guide some FCers on their devices. This, of course, could also help with legitimate assistive devices.
Show threadKatharine BealsJan 24, 2023
@CarolineBowen @BronwynHemsley @theconversationau My take is that AI is much better at generating text than at processing it--b/c different "skills" are involved. AI text generation can rely on statistics & pattern recognition. Text processing (summarizing, simplifying, copy-editing-- all of which are actually useful!), requires skills more akin to comprehension (word & sentence level semantics, sensory experience), & AI seems nowhere near able to scale what some call the "barrier of meaning."
Show threadKatharine BealsJan 19, 2023

@GraemeSacks @CarolineBowen @BronwynHemsley @slp_slt @slpfedi @autisticadvocacy

Drexel University is hosting a free conference in a few weeks that will include a discussion of S2C. There is a remote option for attendance. More info here:
https://drexel.edu/soe/resources/events/upcoming-events/detail/?eid=37163&iid=99551

The Resurgence and Rebranding of Facilitated Communication and Why You Should Care

School of Education
Show threadKatharine BealsNov 25, 2022

@rkd993 @speechwoman

@speechwoman

Banning tweets is one thing; erasing people is another, especially if there aren't enough human beings for human review.

What if you quote someone's joke threat and Twitter's AI can't distinguish that from an actual threat?

Or what if--speaking purely hypothetically-- s.o. breaks into your account and sends a threatening DM from your account to another account?

It's OK with me if AI accidentally deletes posts, but not if it accidentally deletes humans.

Show threadKatharine BealsNov 13, 2022
@CarolineBowen Structured Word Inquiry.
Show threadKatharine BealsNov 13, 2022
@CarolineBowen Only recently found out what exactly was preventing me from being me elsewhere--and only just relayed the story to Janyce (orally, which is the only way I can do it). I can say this much, though: nothing to do with FC or SWI!
Show threadKatharine BealsNov 13, 2022
@BronwynHemsley Tried that too. No luck
Show threadKatharine BealsNov 13, 2022
@BronwynHemsley
Show threadKatharine BealsNov 13, 2022
@BronwynHemsley Did that. @kbeals