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Contested Words, Contested Science
. Ed(S): Biklen, Douglas; Cardinal, Donald N.
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Description for Contested Words, Contested Science
Facilitated communication - allowing those with autism, Downs syndrome and other pervasive developmental disorders to type their thoughts on a computer - is an area of huge controversy in special education. This collection of studies provides evidence in support of its validity. Editor(s): Biklen, Douglas; Cardinal, Donald N. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: JNS; JNT; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Facilitated communication is a cause of great controversy in the world of special education. Proponents claim that the technique of allowing persons with autism, Downs syndrome, and other pervasive developmental disorders to type their thoughts on a computer keyboard allows for the release of previously unknown intelligence and communicative abilities; detractors claim that it is a hoax whose validity is yet to be proven. With this book, Douglas Biklen and Donald Cardinal present a collection of studies providing evidence in support of facilitated communication, including a study carried out by a person who uses facilitated communication, Eugene Marcus, a young ... Read more
Facilitated communication is a cause of great controversy in the world of special education. Proponents claim that the technique of allowing persons with autism, Downs syndrome, and other pervasive developmental disorders to type their thoughts on a computer keyboard allows for the release of previously unknown intelligence and communicative abilities; detractors claim that it is a hoax whose validity is yet to be proven. With this book, Douglas Biklen and Donald Cardinal present a collection of studies providing evidence in support of facilitated communication, including a study carried out by a person who uses facilitated communication, Eugene Marcus, a young ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807736029
SKU
V9780807736029
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99-3
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