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Peter SKUBER

EARLY TREATMENT OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN-ESPECIALLY

OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

In my discussion about the early treatment, I am going to point out three important matters:

1. Open public health service

The deliveries are made at hospitals and the health service is the first to detect and treat children who are disturbed in their development. It also supervisor pregnancies. Upon the delivery, the screening test is used to analyze the risk delivery. At the beginning, the treatment is individual.

2. Group (5-8) children in regular kindergarten

The transition of the child from the clinical treatment to the kindergarten is the result of an agreement between the team of experts both from the health institutes and pedagogical field of activity working in this way also when the child is in the nursery.

The group of 5-8 handicapped children is now under the supervision of a nursery teacher having been to obtain special pedagogical education.

3. Seminars of parents

The state unity of associations providing for handicapped, in cooperation with local associations, organizes seminars lasting several days for parents and children.

The purpose of the seminars is first of all helping parents in solving their emotional problems and also informing them on numerous issues appearing in connection with their child and themselves.