Essays in Developmental Science

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Copyright © 1997 by Diane Twachtman-Cullen

Published in 1997 in the United States of America by Westview Press, 5500 Central Avenue,
Boulder, Colorado 80301-2877, and in the United Kingdom by Westview Press, 12 Hid's
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Twachtman-Cullen, Diane

A passion to believe: autism and the facilitated communication
phenomenon / Diane Twachtman-Cullen.

p. cm. -- (Essays in developmental science)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8133-9098-2

1. Facilitated communication. I. Title. II. Series.

RC429.T87 1997
616.89'8206--dc21
97-21567
CIP

The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard
for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.

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