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Siperstein, Gary N.; Bak, John J. – Exceptional Parent, 1988
Parents must work actively with teachers to encourage the social integration of disabled children in mainstream classrooms. The ability to initiate and maintain positive peer relationships is necessary for healthy cognitive and social growth in all children, and it helps the disabled helps to overcome destructive cycles of rejection and isolation.…
Descriptors: Alienation, Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education