Introducing the Slough Play-Group for Mentally Handicapped Children
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Hon. Mrs. Iris Cawley, herself the mother of a five year old mongol boy, found herself leader of a group of housewives which began a special playgroup in Slough. Every feature of the group was carefully mapped out to help the children's mental development and to accustom them to mixing, rather than being kept apart from society. Every toy was bought, every game was planned, to help to teach co-operation and conformity. Then came a set-back. Had it been
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