This pamphlet chronicles the study of Kirsty Arrondelle, an 11-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome, focusing on her attendance at a local infants school in Berkshire (England), her later acceptance at a primary school in Hertfordshire, and her preparation for transfer to secondary school. It details the struggle of Kirsty's parents to have her mainstreamed in ordinary schools, in their belief that her special educational needs should not be seen as separate from her personal and social needs. Discussed are Kirsty's special educational programming; the resources allocated for her special needs by the local education authorities; the lengthy process required for formal assessment of her special educational needs as provided for in the 1981 Education Act; and opinions and attitudes of her teachers, other education professionals, and local school authorities. (JDD)