The persistence of fad interventions in the face of negative scientific evidence: Facilitated communication for autism as a case example

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

• Publication date

  2014-04-03

• Fields of study

  Education, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1080/17489539.2014.976332
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