证明:$(1)$∵$AB = AE,$$D$为线段$BE$的中点
∴$AD\perp BC,$∴$∠C+∠DAC = 90°$
∵$∠BAC=∠BAD+∠DAC = 90°$
∴$∠C=∠BAD$
$(2)$∵$AF//BC,$∴$∠F AE=∠AEB$
∵$AB = AE,$∴$∠B=∠AEB$
∴$∠B=∠F AE$
又$EF\perp AE,$∴$∠AEF = 90°$
又$∠BAC = 90°,$∴$∠AEF=∠BAC$
在$\triangle ABC$和$\triangle EAF $中
$\begin {cases}∠B=∠F AE\\AB = EA\\∠BAC=∠AEF\end {cases}$
∴$\triangle ABC≌\triangle EAF(AS A)$
∴$AC = EF$