Presented are a description and evaluation report of the Infant Stimulation Curriculum developed by the Developmentally Delayed Infant Education Outreach Project. The curriculum, for infants developmentally between birth and 36 months of age, is described in terms of characteristics (such as basis in the normal developmental pattern), rationale,…

The authors of six chapters focus on areas in which state Developmental Disabilities (DD) Planning Councils have had persistent problems and explore new opportunities for effective DD Council action. Included are papers with the following titles: "Changing the Imagery of DD Citizens in the Media" by S. Diamond (who describes the need for…

Intended for administrators of programs for the developmentally disabled, the guide presents a goal planning method for staff evaluation which stresses focusing on what the staff is doing right, setting reasonable expectations for staff, being clear about expectations, and concentrating on client behavior. The underlying idea of helping staff do a…

Presented is a directory of approximately 120 federally funded First Chance programs for handicapped preschoolers. A map and city listing provide regional and geographic information on the projects. Listed alphabetically by city are demonstration (first three years of funding) and outreach (fourth and fifth year funding) projects. Usually provided…

Presented is the final report of the Child Study Program, in which the following objectives were investigated with 140 abused children (from birth to 72-months-old) -- whether abused children are developmentally different from non-abused children, whether there are differences between children who sustained non-accidental trauma (NAT) and children…

The relationship between environmental ratings of community homes using factor scores derived from the Program Analysis of Service Systems and changes in adaptive behavior of 245 developmentally disabled residents living in those facilites was investigated. (Author/PHR)

Examined were the effects of two situational factors, setting and familiarity of the examiner, on the assessment performance of eight developmentally disabled children (one-three years old). (CL)

The Direct Home Services Program provides weekly services of home teachers called Child Management Specialists to approximately 145 families with mentally retarded and developmentally delayed children (birth to 6 years old). (SBH)

Estimates and fiscal data were gathered from three public institutions for the developmentally disabled to estimate technician replacement costs in the residential service delivery system of a southeastern state. (Author/SBH)

A recent study indicated the types of problems encountered by community residences (halfway-house) staff in the development and maintenance of community-based programs for persons with developmental disabilities. (Author)

Described is the A.N.S.U.A., A New Start for the Under Achiever, an Australian parent group which Exposes the treatment theories of C. Delacato and G. Doman for developmentally disabled children. (CL)

Comparison of goals (number and content) in individual program plans for developmentally-disabled persons in New York (N=170), Pennsylvania (N=298), and Tennessee (N=1,275) indicated that goals varied as a function of intellectual level in all three states and as a function of program setting (institutional, community, or residential) in New York.…

The study reports psychotropic drug use data for three groups of developmentally disabled persons: persons being discharged from public residential facilities; persons successfully functioning in community residential facilities; and persons being readmitted to public residential facilities due to unsuccessful community placements. (Author/DB)