The paediatrician's role in comprehensive assessment of the visually handicapped child

Abstract

SUMMARY The role of the paediatrician in the assessment of the visually handicapped child is discussed, and the scope of the assessment described.

Methods of Assessment for Use With the Visually and Mentally Handicapped: A Selective Review

“…This point will be reconsidered later, but it can be noted here that appropriate developmental scales are presently being developed (Reynell& Zinkin 1975). Zinkin's (1975) own brief report of teamwork differs from Rapaport (1961) in its emphasis on early assessment and use of observational strategies, both of which can limit the synergistic problem. Other rele-vant contributions include Elonen & Zwarensteyn (1964) who discuss the numerous ways in which developmental delays, present in blind children because of their inevitably slower progress, can become entrenched as 'pseud oconditions' due to the preconceived attitudes of their guardians.…”