This newsletter issue's feature describes difficulties the special child faces in acquiring social skills, and ways in which families and teachers can help. It outlines the socialization process beginning in early infancy, with eating habits being one of the first ways an infant is socialized into his or her culture. In early childhood, the importance of learning social development through imitation is noted, and the special child's inability to imitate is cited as one of the reasons the special child has difficulty acquiring appropriate behaviors. At school age, the child is ready to be taught specific social skills. Three social skills are stressed: acquiring self-control, developing peer relationships, and learning social amenities. Tips for helping children to develop each of these skills are provided. The newsletter concludes with a "Psychologist's Corner" column by George Popper on understanding the child's psychological test results. Commonly used academic achievement and intelligence tests are described, including the Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised and the verbal and performance scales of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. (JDD)