The article explores the effects of mainstreaming four visually handicapped preschool children in a sighted preschool. The need for extensive preparation is stressed as vital to the success of a mainstreaming program. (PHR)

One-hundred and sixty-four Black, White, and Latino children (7-15years old) with possible learning disabilities were administered the WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) and the WISC-R (Revised) to examine the similarity in the amount of subtest scatter equivalence of meaning, and degree of equivalent diagnosis between the two tests.

One-hundred and thirty-eight undergraduate students ranked the acceptability of common disabilities. (Author/CL)

Forty unselected Caucasian children (3 months - 3 years old) with weights below the third centile were compared with 34 Ss from a similar background whose weights were between the 25th and 75th centiles. Journal availability: British Medical Journal, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. (CL)

In response to S. A. Cohen's paper on research problems in learning disabilities (LD), the author agrees that much research has shown inconsistent and inconclusive results, points out conceptual inadequacies in LD research, stresses the need to define the research population, and differentiates between constructs and behaviors. (DB)

Rubella vaccine challenge was used with 15 autistic and eight control children (3-10 years old) in an attempt to retrospectively diagnose prenatal rubella in autistic children. (Author/SBH)

The behavior of an autistic child (5 years old) was observed in three settings, over approximately 6 months. (Author/SBH)