Language, perceptual, motor, and behavioral abnormalities were compared in autistic, receptive aphasic, executive aphasic, partially blind and deaf children, those with Down's syndrome, and normal children. (Author)

The Special Opportunities Program (SOP) at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School in Washington, DC, serves hearing impaired students (two to 14 years old) who have special learning problems on additional handicaps, including developmental disabilities. The SOP is also integrated with the regular program, which eases mainstreaming. (SEW)

Presents an overview of behavioral effects of neurological disorders. Presents Gagne's model of the learning sequence (apprehension, acquisition, storage, and retrieval) to aid in the identification, design, and evaluation of instructional intervention techniques for neurologically impaired adults. (Author/SK)

New materials developed for young multihandicapped, visually impaired students by the Educational Research Department of the American Printing House for the Blind are reviewed. Includes a sensory stimulation art, prevocational materials, low-vision stimulation materials, and a home-based media program for developing critical skills in young blind…

The journal section provided information on the programs offered, the students served, and the educational staff employed by U.S. and Canadian schools and classes for deaf children, deaf educators, and the deaf blind. (SB)

The study sought to determine whether 100 emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded Ss assigned four distinct diagnostic labels could be differentiated from each other on the basis of sex, age, degree of mental impairment, and adaptive behavior. (Author)

Noted are problems such as the increased incidence of handicaps additional to the hearing impairment, the lack of homogeneity among the hearing impaired, and the poor language ability of most hearing impaired students. Current programs in Missouri, California, and New York are briefly described. (DB)

Self-induced vomiting in a severely retarded visually impaired adult was reduced by consistent application of restitutional overcorrective strategy. (Author/CL)

The author provides suggestions for audiologic assessment and aural rehabilitation of mentally retarded hearing impaired children. A practical screening procedure is described, and specific aspects of auditory training are considered. (SBH)

Problems with the diagnosis of autism in young children with hearing impairment are pointed out and data on nine autistic children (one to four years old) are presented and compared with the general behavior of nonspeaking children. (SBH)

The "relocation syndrome" in 16 multiply handicapped, institutionalized mentally retarded residents (mean age 18 years) was examined in an observational study. Weight change and the initiation and duration of constructive and nonconstructive behavior were observed, as well as resident-staff interactions before and after relocation to a new living…

Through the use of a multielement design, a procedure incorporating response-contingent music was demonstrated to be effective in increasing upright head positioning for six profoundly retarded, multihandicapped students (14-19 years old). (CL)

A case study of a man with intellectual disability who died of polydipsia (excessive thirst and fluid consumption) is recounted. The article describes ways to identify polydipsia in individuals with intellectual disabilities, including detecting weight gain in the afternoon. Studies addressing polydipsia's coexistence with mental disorders are…

This study compared children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mental retardation with children with only mental retardation on tasks involving sustained and selective attention. No compelling evidence emerged for sustained attention deficits in the ADHD children, though evidence suggesting selective attention deficits was…