Authorship in facilitated communication: An analysis of 11 cases

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 213-225

  Saloviita, Timo ^a   Leppänen, Marjatta ^b   Ojalammi, Ulla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Nuoliala Primary School ^*

^c Nuoliala Primary School   (Finland)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Autism; Facilitated communication; Intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; AUTHORSHIP; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84907062346     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2014.927529     Document Type: Article

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