Mentally Deficient Children
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The following is Dr. Shuttleworth's classification of mental defect (congenital) as follows:? Microcephalus, hydrocephalus, mongol or " Kalmuc " type, scrofulous cases, birth palsies with athetosis, congenital cretinism, and primary neurotic. The developmental types are eclamptic, epileptic, syphilitic (inherited), and the accidental or acquired are traumatic, postfebrile (both inflammatory), emotional and toxic. One of the most interesting chapters in this little book is that devoted to the methods of training these unfortunates; here is given full details of the methods and of the special establishments for this purpose'; it is very pleasant to read in Chapter XI that so much can be done for these children. " Once an idiot always an idiot" is
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