Investigated auditory word discrimination skills in children diagnosed as having minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) because a lack of auditory discrimination skill seems relevant to learning deficiency in language acquisition, a typical sign of MBD. (Editor/RK)

Children's behavior characteristics as reported by parents of 60 clients (6 to 13 years old) evaluated for specific learning disabilities were examined. (SBH)

Describes the concept of "therapeutic families," a reworking of the foster family concept. Being part of a network of treatment services and an extension of the residential treatment center, it makes for shorter stays in the more intensive treatment facility. The philosophical concept and clinical plan are presented. (Author/JAC)

Intellectual functioning, visual perception, and academic achievement were investigated in two samples (25 in each) of children (mean IQ 94.20 and 95.32, and mean age 8.24 years and 8.13 years, respectively) with significant reading disorders. (Author/MC)

The term minimal brain damage is evaluated in the light of several experiments on about 200 adolescents: no treatment in a democratic children's community; the effect of psychic energizers; electrosleep; biofeedback training for alpha wave desynchronization; deconditioning of phobias; and nutritional/medical treatment. (Author)

Recommendations for treatment, which resulted from an evaluation of published literature, are presented. (JM)

Questions noted differential effects of left-hemisphere as compared to right-hemisphere brain damage on the Wechsler Vocabulary and Block Design subtests. (MB)

Concludes that perceptual-motor activities are not likely to improve reading skills directly but suggests that there are a number of reasons for including such activities as an addition to the curriculum. Tables and bibliography. (RW)