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EBP Speakers Corner

Facilitated Communication—what harm it can do: Confessions of a former facilitator

Pages 3-13 | Published online: 17 Apr 2012

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David Trembath, Jessica Paynter, Deb Keen & Ullrich K. H. Ecker. (2015) “Attention: Myth Follows!” Facilitated Communication, Parent and Professional Attitudes towards Evidence-based Practice, and the Power of Misinformation. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 9:3, pages 113-126.
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Mark P. Mostert. (2015) EBP Speakers Corner: A revised imperative for curbing the lie of facilitated communication. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 9:2, pages 82-90.
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