In 1991 the roof blew off a Swindon Primary School. One child was killed. Two years later 19 of her classmates were interviewed. The parent who collected the child from school that day was also interviewed. Recalled levels of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) symptoms were assessed in both parent and child in the month following the incident. The children's symptom levels at 2 years were also assessed. Parents and children recalled significant post-traumatic stress reactions at 1 month. The level of symptoms in parents did not correlate with that of their own children.

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This paper presents a case study of a child with autism as the victim of a devious form of abuse, factitious disorder by proxy, in which a primary carer sought to gain vicarious gratification through medical services by fabricating symptoms in the victim. The paper introduces this disorder as parasitic upon vulnerable victims with autism and reviews the prospects for intervention. Comment is made that educational psychologists (EPs) should be aware of this rare form of abuse of children with very poor communications skills.

Aerobic plate counts of fresh pond-reared shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris, Penaeus vannamei, and Penaeus setiferus) ranged from 1.5 × 103 to 1.3 × 104 per gram. Coryneform bacteria and Vibrio spp. dominated the microbial flora of shrimp. Aerobic plate counts of pond waters ranged from 6.1 × 102 to 2.2 × 104 per milliliter. Vibrio spp. usually were dominant in pond waters. Enterococci and coliform levels in shrimp were low. Fecal coliforms were present in only one of 11 shrimp samples. No Escherichia coli was recovered from pond-reared shrimp. Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Bacillus cereus, and Clostridium perfringens were not recovered from either shrimp or pond waters. No relationship could be established between changes in numbers and types of microorganisms in pond-reared shrimp or pond waters and changes in characteristics of the pond waters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and pH.