A rationale was presented for assisting parents in teaching self-help skills to their young multiply handicapped children. (Author/DB)

Described is a program for 110 multiply handicapped (deaf and emotionally disturbed) children between the ages of 5 and 18 years which utilizes behavior modification strategies. (DB)

A case of partial trisomy of the short arms of chromosome number 11 resulting in profound retardation and multiple physical defects was confirmed by means of fluorescent karyotyping of the chromosomally balanced carrier father. (Author)

Researched by means of a vision test of 60 normal and 60 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children of elementary school age was the possibility that previously unidentified sensory disorders may be responsible for the observed underachievement of EMH children. (DB)

Conductive hearing loss associated with the ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip palate syndrome was reported in one sporadic case and in a pedigree with four cases in three generations. (GW)

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)