Seven issues of the newsletter/journal from the Technical Assistance Development System (TADS) address a vareity of topics related to special education for young handicapped children. Among articles included are a description of a rural workshop sponsored by an affiliate of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP), electronics stimulation materials for severely handicapped students, a training course to give physicians information on early identification of young handicapped children, summaries of first year HCEEP programs, status of HCEEP funding, health care/education relationship, a review of early intervention research for pediatricians, the roles of advisory boards, the importance of management in providing for successful volunteer programs, and continuation rate of HCEEP funding. (CL)