A group-therapy program for individuals identified as autistic who are without speech and use facilitated communication
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- Eliasoph, E (Author)
- Donnallan, AM (Author)
Title
A group-therapy program for individuals identified as autistic who are without speech and use facilitated communication
Abstract
The first author directed a group-therapy program of 20 sessions for clients without speech, diagnosed with autism who communicate using facilitated communication. An average of five clients and their facilitators, the leader, and an assistant leader comprised the group. The themes that emerged and the group-development process observed paralleled regular verbal groups in many respects. The success of the project challenges accepted views of persons labeled autistic as intractably and inevitably isolated and unreachable.
Publication
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Date
1995-10
Volume
45
Issue
4
Pages
549-560
Citation Key
ISI:A1995RV24700007
ISSN
0020-7284
Extra
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
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Citation Key: ISI:A1995RV24700007
Citation
Eliasoph, E., & Donnallan, A. (1995). A group-therapy program for individuals identified as autistic who are without speech and use facilitated communication. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 45(4), 549–560. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.1995.11491303
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