An activist approach to debunking FC

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-210

  Mostert, Mark P ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Facilitated communication; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923797231     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796914556779     Document Type: Article

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