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MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. These are children who show evidence of emotional instability
or psychological disturbance, and require special educational treatment in order to effect
their personal, social or educational readjustment. Such children are first investigated
and the diagnosis established at the Child Guidance Clinic, The special educational treatment
required is advised by the Clinic and often wholly or partly carried out there. The
number of children ascertained as maladjusted during the year was 2, both of whom went to
Residential Special Schools.
DIABETIC PUPILS. These are pupils suffering from diabetes who cannot obtain the
treatment they need while living at home, and require residential care. Where regular and
effective medical treatment and care can be given to a child living at home there is no need
to disturb his education. If satisfactory care and treatment is impossible at home; the
child may be admitted to a hostel where this can be given; even so, he will attend at
ordinary school. One child was in the London County Council Diabetic Unit at Hutton.
PUPILS SUFFERING FROM SPEECH DEFECTS. These are pupils who, on account of stammering,
aphasia, or defect of voice or articulation not due to deafness, require special educational
treatment. The number of new cases ascertained during the year was 60, and 69 were
considered as no longer belonging to this category. The number on the records at the end
of the year was 125. Three children were in Residential Special Schools. An account of
the work of the Speech Clinic appears on pages 62 and 63.
CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM DUAL OR MULTIPLE DEFECTS. Children handicapped by more than
one defect often present a serious problem in arranging suitable education, as there are so
few schools which specialise in the education of children with dual disabilities. There is
a real need for further provision, which can only be made on a national basis, as no authority
is likely to have more than two or three children with any particular combination of disabilities.
In the year 1950 one such case was known to the Authority.
The particulars are as follows:
1 boy, aged ^ years, totally blind and educationally subnormal,
in Sunshine Home Nursery School, Leamington Spa.
The first named subnormality is considered to be the leading defect, and determines
the educational needs.
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
The special schools for which the Authority is responsible are named hereunder:
Name of School
Gurney
Elizabeth Fry
West Ham School for the Deaf.
Fyfield Residential Open Air School.
Purpose for which used
Educationally sub-normal
Educationally sub-normal and Physically
Handicapped.
Deaf and Partially Deaf.
Delicate Children
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