Can the facilitated communication method support autistic people, according to facilitators' opinions?

Psychology of Language and Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-26

  Sipilä, Anna Kaisa ^a   Mättä, Kaarina ^b  

^a Tervaväylä School   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

AAC methods; autism; facilitated communication; facilitation; facilitator

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956280160     PISSN: 12342238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10057-011-0001-5     Document Type: Article

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