Review of Medicine in Special Education
ROGER D. FREEMAN, M.D. University of British Columbia and B.C. Mental Retardation Institute Much has been written about the crisis that families go through in response to the tragic diagnosis of a handicapping condition in childhood. The way this situation is managed is supposed to be crucial in determ;ning later attitudes and feelings toward the child, his handicap, and professional help. Yet it seems that many crises are poorly handled; proper techniques are generally not well known or applied, and some parents complain bitterly and persistently about their experience. Since family discord has been shown to be associated with a