Facilitated communication is contraindicated as a treatment choice; a meta-analysis is still to be done1

¹Abstracted from: Probst, P. (2005). Ein integratives literatur-review zur wirksamkeit der gestützten kommunikation (FC) bei nichtsprechenden autistischen und intelligenzgeminderten personen. [Communication unbound—or unfound? An integrative review on the effectiveness of facilitated communication (FC) in non-verbal persons with autism and mental retardation.] Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 53, 93–128.

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¹ Abstracted from: Probst, P. (2005). Ein integratives literatur-review zur wirksamkeit der gestützten kommunikation (FC) bei nichtsprechenden autistischen und intelligenzgeminderten personen. [Communication unbound—or unfound? An integrative review on the effectiveness of facilitated communication (FC) in non-verbal persons with autism and mental retardation.] Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 53, 93–128.