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Brief report: Assessing allegations of sexual molestation made through facilitated communication

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  1. Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box CAS, 94143-0984, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

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The author thanks Adriana Schuler and Glen R. Elliott for their insights and comments on this work.

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Siegel, B. Brief report: Assessing allegations of sexual molestation made through facilitated communication. J Autism Dev Disord 25, 319–326 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02179293

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