The primary concern of physicians caring for children must be the best interests of the individual child. All infants and children have intrinsic value and deserve our respect and protection. This is true whether or not they are handicapped or have the potential to be handicapped and regardless of whether this handicap is physical or mental. This means that all children, regardless of handicap ...

Selective non-treatment decisions involving severely handicapped neonates have recently come under renewed judicial and legislative scrutiny. In this Article, the Author examines the legal, ethical and social considerations attendant to the non-treatment decision. In Part II of this Article the Author discusses the predominant ethical viewpoints relating to this issue and proposes a new moral s...

This article describes an intervention program serving 75 preschool multiply handicapped children living in a rural area. Ages of the children ranged from birth to 6 years. All instruction took place in the child's home. Individualized curriculum was prescribed and demonstrated by a home teacher who visited each parent and child 1 day per week for 1 1/2 hours. During the week, the parents taugh...

ion Data analysis: Incidence rates Data use: Needs assessment, monitoring, service planning, case identification, grant proposals, education Monitoring: Yes Funding source: Title V and State general fund Staff: None, cooperative effort across programs Surveillance reports on file: Congenital Anomalies in 1991 Maternal and Child Health Assessment of Data Procedure manual: Additional information ...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this report are to determine the following: (1) the effectiveness of the toilet training methods, (2) which factors modify the effectiveness of toilet training, (3) if the toilet training methods are risk factor for adverse outcomes, and (4) the optimal toilet training method for achieving bowel and bladder control among patients with special needs. DATA SOURCES M...