Published: 2019-12-22

Facilitated Communication in Autism. A Case Study

Olga Przybyla Logo ORCID
Section: Part Two. Studies Based on Speech Therapy Activities
https://doi.org/10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA.2019.08.15

Abstract

The article presents the case study of a sixteen-year-old girl with autism, who communicates by means of one of alternative and augmentative communication methods: Facilitated Communication, and the analysis of the results of working with the child. The theoretical part (two sections) presents the essence of interpersonal communication and focuses on the role of word in familiarizing oneself with the world. The paper also discusses relationships between disorders of cognitive functions and the development of communication skills in order to introduce Facilitated Communication as an alternative method of communication used among others by autistic persons.

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Przybyla, O. (2019). Facilitated Communication in Autism. A Case Study. Logopedia Silesiana, (8), 351–362. https://doi.org/10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA.2019.08.15

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No. 8 (2019)
Published: 2019-12-22


ISSN: 2300-5246
eISSN: 2391-4297
Ikona DOI 10.31261/LOGOPEDIASILESIANA

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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