The topic of special education can be confusing and frightening for parents who suspect their child has a disability or has difficulty learning. Parents in this situation want to know how to get help for their child. This guide is intended as a reference for people who have questions about special education for a child. It summarizes the basic…

This information fact sheet on screening newborns to prevent mental retardation defines newborn screening and outlines how screening is performed. It discusses the six most common disorders resulting in mental retardation for which states most commonly screen. These include phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, maple syrup…

Presented is the Indiana Department of Public Instruction's Childfind program to identify and locate all handicapped children ages 0 to 21 within the state. Sections are devoted to the following program aspects: Planning (including interagency involvement, preliminary market research, and manpower organization and planning); execution (including…

The monograph presents an analysis of screening programs for handicapped children in New York State school districts. An introductory section considers such factors as the general parameters of a screening program and characteristics of a good screening program. Major policy options for screening are seen to include decisions regarding universal…

Presented are seven papers delivered at the March, 1975 National Child Find conference sponsored by the Coordinating Office for Regional Resource Centers and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. The presentations describe identification, diagnostic and evaluation programs for handicapped children in the following…