A discussion of the various modes of expression of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and hyperactivity in multiply disabled children is presented. Medical, behavioral, and educational management are discussed. The authors conclude that an integrated, developmental approach utilizing team management produces the most favorable outcome in this group.…

The article describes a variation of Usher's Syndrome, a genetic condition characterized by visual and auditory impairments, in which moderate, postlingual, and sometimes progressive hearing impairments may go undetected. Identification guidelines are offered. (Author/CL)

A teacher of multiply handicapped students describes his approach to training students for actual jobs in the community as well as for use of recreational sites. The approach involves an inventory of skills required by the settings, specific training, and on-site supervision. (CL)

Approaches to identifying, classifying, and placing multiply handicapped hearing impaired students are reviewed, and a model is described in which five factors differentiate among students: instructional objectives, environment, rate, methodology, and staffing. (CL)

Comparisons of mother-child interaction styles exhibited during free-play sessions in the home between six mother-multiply disabled child dyads and six mother-normal child dyads indicated that mothers of disabled children exerted more direct influence during play interactions than their counterparts. Normal children were involved in more…

The paper provides an overview of audiological terms and types of hearing impairments to help teachers of visually impaired preschoolers work more effectively with audiologists. Both functional auditory assessment and formal audiometric evaluations are discussed. (Author/CL)

Twelve severely/profoundly retarded multiply handicapped, deaf-blind children (7-18 years old) trained under a black light environment which allowed for removal of distracting stimuli and exaggeration of critical features performed the task they had been taught significantly better than a control group trained under normal light. (Author/CL)

The author describes the difficulties her family of 12 has faced with finding the best programs for their multiply handicapped, severely physically disabled preschoolers. (CL)

In a study of contingency awareness in four young severely handicapped, nonambulatory children with voluntary control over eye movements, all children demonstrated longer duration of visual fixation to the sensory stimulation display during sessions of contingent stimulation. (Author/CL)

The detailed profile of the multiply handicapped deaf adolescent is based on a sample from a rehabilitation center for multiply handicapped deaf persons and is divided into demographic, developmental, family, parental education, achievement, and vocational categories. (CB)

A systematic sign language (Paget system) offering a grammatical means of expression is discussed. Application of the system at a school for the blind is provided. (CD)