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PRE‐SCHOOL MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
Author(s) -
McCONKEY R.,
JEFFREE DOROTHY M.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1975.tb02969.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , coping (psychology) , mentally retarded , clinical psychology
S ummary . Information was collected on 150 mentally handicapped children who were under 5. Many of the children had additional handicaps and all showed marked retardation in their physical, social, play and language development. The majority of parents expressed a willingness to take part in a parental involvement project. Their main concerns were with the child's speech and language development and in coping with management problems. The implications of these findings for services provided for these parents and children is discussed.