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Parents Provide Social Validation of Microswitch Programs for Children and Adults with Multiple Disabilities

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Giulio E. Lancioni Ph.D. (Professor)

  2. ONE Research Institute, Midlothian, VA

    Nirbhay N. Singh Ph.D. (Senior Scientist)

  3. Department of Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

    Mark F. O’Reilly Ph.D. (Professor)

  4. Lega F. D’Oro Research Center, Osimo, Ancona, Italy

    Simona Baccani B.A. (Research Assistant) & Sara Pidala B.A. (Research Assistant)

  5. Lega F. D’Oro Research Center, Osimo, Ancona, Italy

    Doretta Oliva M.A. (Research Coordinator)

  6. Department of Psychology, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Jop Groeneweg Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)

  7. Department of Psychology, University of Bari, Via Quintino Sella 268, Bari, 70100, Italy

    Giulio E. Lancioni Ph.D. (Professor)

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Lancioni, G.E., Singh, N.N., O’Reilly, M.F. et al. Parents Provide Social Validation of Microswitch Programs for Children and Adults with Multiple Disabilities. J Child Fam Stud 14, 159–165 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-005-5044-6

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