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The Otherworldly Gifts of Autism

Mystical Implementation of Facilitated Communication in the Ultra-Orthodox Community in Israel

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Bilu, Y., Goodman, Y. (2002). The Otherworldly Gifts of Autism. In: Schopler, E., Yirmiya, N., Shulman, C., Marcus, L.M. (eds) The Research Basis for Autism Intervention., vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47946-X_4

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