Through a theoretical understanding of the primary elaborative process as utilized by a young psychotic child, this article offers some techniques for the therapist to aid the child in an appreciation of the distinction between inner and outer, fantasy and reality. (CS)

In order to investigate the hypothesis that autistic children tend to learn new discriminations by responding to only a restricted number of available cues, this study assessed the feasibility of teaching autistic children to respond to multiple cues. (SB)

Research supported by State of Washington Initiative 171 Funds for Research in Biology and Medicine.

This report indicating an unexpectedly high incidence of psychotic symptomatology in a population of cases referred to the Juvenile Court Psychiatric Clinic of the Second District of Connecticut, manifests the necessity for juvenile court systems to be made aware of the possibility of psychosis in our delinquent populations. (CS)

Summarizes the diagnostic evaluation of one prepubescent male with the double Y syndrome and suggests a need to investigate further the biochemical, physiological, and genetic roles underlying such gross behavioral abnormalities. (WY)

A selection of psychoanalytic literature on childhood traumas is reviewed. Reported are specific observable experiences or circumstances which have been followed by psychopathological development or behavior. Among the experiences and circumstances investigated were: childhood observation of adult intercourse; childhood bodily illness;…

Briefly discussed are the need for a change in child psychiatry training and two proposed models for child psychiatric services involving clinical diagnosis and for training of child psychiatry fellows. (CB)

The intellectual level of parents of psychotic children in residential treatment at the Ittelson Center was investigated in a sample of 48 mothers with a mean full scale I Q (FIQ) of 109.2 and of 43 fathers with a mean FIQ of 116.3 on the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence scale. (Author/MC)

A strict training procedure consisting of English words printed on magnetic particles placed on a magnetic board, was used to advance language in two language- deficient autistic children. The procedure is discussed in terms of its potential advantages for training language. (Author)

The article describes research which attempted to discover whether emotionally disturbed children functioned at Piagetian levels of abstract thought similar to normal children. (CD)