This report is the result of a demonstration project illustrating how to develop diagnostic services to young retarded children. The techniques and methods utilized in this project are described.
The practicality of a multidisciplinary approach to the problem of mental retardation using the local district public health nurse as the case coordinator is demonstrated. The project suggests that this model of cooperation between a specialized pediatric center and a local health department could be utilized to serve other groups of handicapped children. Furthermore, it appeared that the participation of local professionals in the decision-making process concerning a course of action for the retarded child committed them to greater effort to implement and facilitate such care. In each county served, the clinic appeared to mobilize pediatric and other professional interest in the problems faced by parents of retarded children.
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