Contested words, contested science : unraveling the facilitated communication controversy / edited by Douglas Biklen and Donald N. Cardinal.

New York : Teachers College Press, [1997], ©1997.

vii, 245 pages ; 24 cm.

Framing the issue -- Who's doing the typing -- How teachers confirm the authorship of facilitated communication -- Factors affecting performance in facilitated communication -- A controlled study of facilitated communication using computer games -- Sorting it out under fire -- Emerging validation of facilitated communication -- The multiple meanings of independence -- Suggested procedures for confirming authorship through research -- Reframing the issue -- Summing up.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index