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Brief report: A controlled evaluation of facilitated communication using open-ended and fill-in questions

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    Marilyn Cabay

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The author thanks Kiran Amin and Lorna Jean King for their many discussions of the results and for reviewing earlier drafts of this manuscript. Thanks also to Linda Tickle-Degnan at Boston University, Robert Rosenthal at Harvard University, and William Stock at Arizona State University for their advice on the design of this study. Support provided by the J. E. and Z. B. Butler Foundation for special programs for individuals with disabilities is also appreciated. In addition, gratitude is expressed to the facilitators, and to the parents and children who participated in this study.

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Cabay, M. Brief report: A controlled evaluation of facilitated communication using open-ended and fill-in questions. J Autism Dev Disord 24, 517–527 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172132

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