"I'm Terrified!": One Parent's Perspective on Facilitated Communication.

Leung, Brian P.; Clark, Candace

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ERIC Number: EJ508376

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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"I'm Terrified!": One Parent's Perspective on Facilitated Communication.

Leung, Brian P.; Clark, Candace

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v20 n2 p161-63 Sum 1995

Perspectives on facilitated communication are presented in this transcript of a conversation between an educator and the mother of a 16-year-old son with severe disabilities. Issues discussed include the impact of facilitated communication on the parent, and the parent's preference that educators inform parents prior to making service changes. (SW)

Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Problems, Decision Making, Emotional Response, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Severe Disabilities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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