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Peer reviewedSaloviita, Timo; Sariola, Heikki – Mental Retardation, 2003
This paper reports on analysis of three published texts attributed to a Finnish man with mental retardation and cerebral palsy using facilitated communication. Evaluation of the level of independence in writing, eye focus, reading ability, and controlled message passing concluded he was not the author of the texts. Discussion examines validation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Authors, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy
Peer reviewedSturmey, Peter – Mental Retardation, 2003
This response to an article (EC 633 617) on the use of facilitated communication by a Finnish man diagnosed with mental retardation and cerebral palsy urges consideration of simpler alternative explanations (than his authorship of the texts) for the interesting text produced by the process in this case. It urges the use of double-blind, controlled…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders
Peer reviewedBall, Thomas S.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1977
An automated procedure for range of motion training was tried with two cerebral palsied retarded young men. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Electromechanical Aids, Mental Retardation, Motion
Peer reviewedNiemi, Jussi; Karna-Lin, Eija – Mental Retardation, 2003
This article provides a rebuttal of a critique by the original authors of an article (EC 633 617-619) on the use of facilitated communication by a Finnish man diagnosed with mental retardation and cerebral palsy. The original authors ask for an alternative explanation to the attributed authorship when the individual himself is doing the typing.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders
Peer reviewedSchrag, Howard L. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedNiemi, Jussi; Karna-Lin, Eija – Mental Retardation, 2002
This case study evaluated the linguistic structure of transcripts produced by a young Finnish man using facilitated communication. Explicit criteria included patterns typical of children acquiring Finnish and those found in slips of the tongue, acquired aphasia, and specific language impairment. Findings strongly suggest that his output was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills, Finnish
Peer reviewedNiemi, Jussi; Karna-Lin, Eija – Mental Retardation, 2003
This response to EC 633 617, an analysis of a purported case of facilitated communication, stresses the role of linguistic and grammatical analysis of texts attributed to a Finnish man diagnosed with mental retardation and cerebral palsy. It identifies weaknesses in the analysis, urges use of multi-theoretical approaches, and notes the benefits…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders
Peer reviewedVanderheiden, Deberah Harris; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1975
Provided are case studies of five severely retarded cerebral palsied children 11-to 16-years-old who learned respondent and limited expressive communication with Bliss symbols (idio-and pictographic symbols). (CL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedHardman, Michael L.; Drew, Clifford J. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Educational Needs, Growth Patterns, Intelligence
