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Baechle, Cathy L.; Rittenhouse, Robert K. – 1986
The authors describe personal experiences with Usher's Syndrome, a condition involving visual impairment (due to Retinitis Pigmentosa) and deafness. Prevalence and onset of Usher's Syndrome are described along with characteristics of two different types. Problems connected with diagnosis are reviewed, including genetic aspects and the progressive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Deaf Blind
Torrie, Carolyn – 1972
Emotional problems and behavioral patterns of parents who have deaf blind children are described clinically and in short case studies. Deaf blind young children are said to be isolated from their families due to lack of sensory cues; to display behaviors such as back arching and fear of walking; and to experience frequent health crises such as…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies
Donlon, Edward T.; Curtis, W. Scott – 1970
Due to the belief that written communication about a deaf blind child among professional examiners and treatment agencies can be more accurate and precise, the experimenters developed and evaluated a video tape protocol for the examination of the communication skills of 20 multiply handicapped deaf blind children, who ranged from 3 to 8 years in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
Yu, Muriel – 1972
Described in 13 case studies of deaf blind (as a result of rubella) children are medical, economical, emotional, and professional factors that add to stresses of parents. Medical factors are examined in relation to frequent hospitalization of the rubella children before 18 months of age. One of the case studies shows how young adult parents were…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Deaf Blind, Economics
Deaf-Blind Perspectives, 1994
This document consists of the first three issues of a new newsletter concerning people who are deaf-blind. Issues present substantive articles, news on technical assistance in various areas, book reviews, and conference information. The following articles are included: (1) "Rationale for Editorial Policy on Terminology" (John W. Reiman),…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Clearinghouses, Communication Skills
Clark, Leslie L., Ed. – 1969
Articles report surveys and research studies as well as describe systems in educational technology. Areas treated include the following: multihandicapped blind and deaf blind children in California, by B. Lowenfeld; modern trends in mobility, by J.A. Leonard; factors in the definition of deafness as they relate to incidence and prevalence, by J.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Braille