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Reason for Referral:
Nervous Disorders:
(1) Fears 3
(2) Seclusiveness 4
(3) Depression 3
(4) Excitability 1
(5) Apathy 1
(6) Obsessions 1—13
Habit Disorders and Physical Symptoms:
(1) Speech disorders 1
(2) Sleep ,, 7
(3) Movement ,, 3
(4) Feeding ,, -
(5) Excretory ,, 12
(6) Nervous Pains -
(7) Fits 1
(8) Physical disorders 2—26
Behaviour Disorders :
(1) Unmanageable 4
(2) Temper 9
(3) Aggressiveness 2
(4) Jealous behaviour 2
(5) Demanding attention -
(6) Stealing 18
(7) Lying 10
(8) Truancy 7
(9) Sex difficulty 4—56
Psychotic Behaviour -
Educational Difficulties:
(1) Backwardness 27
(2) Inability to concentrate 5—32
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
(a) ASCERTAINMENT. The work of ascertainment was
greatly assisted by the establishment during the year of Ear,
Nose and Throat and Paediatric Clinics in charge of appropriate
specialists. The Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics have
already been considered in some detail on page 71. The
Paediatric Clinics did not commence until November, 1947,
and consequently had little time to make their influence felt
this year. Nevertheless, it is anticipated that considerable
assistance will be afforded in the case of children handicapped by
such conditions as heart disease, epilepsy, etc. The arrangements
for ascertainment of other conditions remained as in
previous years.
(b) BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
A blind child is defined as one who has no sight, or whose sight
is or is likely to become so defective that it requires education
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