Describes a questionnaire and interview study of the attitudes of 14-year-olds toward their physically handicapped peers. Reports that adolescents from integrated schools were more likely than students from nonintegrated schools to think that the physically handicapped were clever, friendly, capable, and approachable. (Author/CH)

Explores the issue of impairment in the counseling profession, drawing from the literatures of medicine and psychology in discussing the prevalence of impairment, several views of the topic, responses to the problem, and related ethical considerations. Recommendations for the analysis and resolution of important issues are presented. (Author)

The Arnold-Chiari malformation is present in most infants born with myelomeningocele (a form of spina bifida) and hydrocephalus. The syndrome is responsible for structural abnormalities in the brain, and peripheral nervous system. Etiology, symptoms, impact on central nervous system structures, surgical treatment, and implications for education…

Surveyed state rehabilitation counselors and administrators regarding their perceptions of mental health problems among individuals with physical disabilities. Results suggest that the state vocational rehabilitation counselors and administrators perceive a significant need for mental health services among individuals with severe physical…

Issues and concerns voiced by a panel of teachers, parents, and disabled adults address prevention and early intervention, education, and community services for physically disabled persons in Nova Scotia. (CL)

Physically disabled adolescents (N=70) perceived the child-rearing behavior of their mothers along the same three dimensions (e.g., acceptance vs. rejection, psychological control vs. psychological autonomy, firm control vs. lax control) as 70 nondisabled age-mates. (CL)

A mobile stepladder was developed to allow a junior high student with dwarfism to function with independence in an industrial arts class. (CL)

Explored the sociometric status of orthopedically handicapped (OH) high school students in mainstreamed classrooms. OH students (N=29) were compared with classmates on the Peer Rating Scale (PRS). Results either reflected liking for OH students or an inability on the part of peers to express negative feelings toward OH students. (BH)

Parents of a child with muscular dystrophy recount their reactions to learning of the diagnosis, their gradual acceptance, and their son's resistance, which was gradually lessened when he was provided with more information and treated more normally as a member of the family. (CL)

The article presents four readily accessible inexpensive equipment designs to promote effective remedial body positioning for children with neuromotor or developmental delays. Assembly instructions are offered for the side lyer, the side sitter, the lab board, and the floor table. (CL)

Emphasizes the need for education on sociosexual functioning of the physically disabled. Suggests that their partners, who are often neglected in the crisis of the disabling event, should be included in the rehabilitation process. Suggests several treatment methods for these problems. (JAC)

The case study demonstrates the use of negative reinforcement for initial response conditioning of a seven-year-old deaf, blind, physically handicapped boy. A systematic procedure for reinforcer sampling failed to identify items for positive reinforcers. A procedure for removal of an aversive stimulus (negative reinforcement) was then successfully…

Inadequacies of the 5-stage model of grieving as it applies to parents of mentally retarded or physically disabled children are discusssed, as is a revised stage model which accounts for parental adjustment to loss of the idealized child and to rearing the disabled child. Professional support practices are noted. (Author/MC)

This research project ascertained personality profiles of rehabilitation clients. Three personality inventories were used. Results indicated state agency rehabilitation clients are characterized by differential patterns of personality characteristics. The taxonomic procedure used was profile analysis, and data was based on self-report. (NG)

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