Investigation of the validity of facilitated communication through the disclosure of unknown information

Mental Retardation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-107

  Sheehan, Cynthia M ^a   Matuozzi, Robert T ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SELF DISCLOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 0029983311     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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