Numbers of relatives of severely subnormal children.

The Mentally Handicapped and Their Families

This Survey of families with a severely subnormal member at home or in hospital, was begun in 1954 and completed in 1959. The findings are based on information given by 280 mothers and other relatives in the London area. There are numerous tables which the statistically minded will study with attention, but it is the overall picture of the families described, the extent of the difficulties they...

Teaching the Severely Subnormal

This book is especially designed to help those beginning work in junior trail11"! j centres. The need for one has long been felt and the book is brief, simple, warmhear , | and encouraging, dealing in an understanding way with the problems of both teachers a j children. New teachers will also find the chapters on subnormality and on phys'c handicaps most useful. ^ Inexplicably, the chapters on ...

Observing Children Who Are Severely Subnormal

as possible. The author shows the importance of communication with the severely subnormal child and of correct timing and imagination in the teacher's responses to him. She points out the value, on occasions, of observing the child without being involved and suggests useful ways of achieving this. Her points are well illustrated by case histories and actual observations made by students in the ...

Unstable behaviour in severely subnormal children.

A Visit to the U.S.S.R. and Poland (Part II)

Malewski is himself interested in group therapy and has introduced this in his clinic in Warsaw, having spent a year working in Prague under a Czech doctor who studied at the Tavistock. We discussed the care of the mentally subnormal. Dr. Gnat said they agreed in principle with the training of the severely sub-normal but as yet they have not got the trained instructors. They are still having di...