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Title : "Mental Retardation" : Journey with a special travellerThis book is for parents of Mentally Retarded children who are anxious to know more about handling such children. Doctors and professionals working with the retarded people, will benefit from this book. It is guide to understanding the psyche of the MR. Personal experience in the form of a MR brother in law has made the book deeper and very significant. The book gives real life stories of MR people and how others coped with them.
The Down syndrome is the basic cause of MR and anyone who faces such a person sympathises with him. The author has studied in great detail the causes, the behaviour and the handling of people born with MR. The book begins by talking of the birth of a child and if it is not normal, how the news is to be conveyed to the parents. It continues with telling how such people should be treated and understood by normal people.
About The Author: Prema Raghavan :
Prema Raghavan is an economics graduate from Madras University who is interested in the training and handling of mentally retarded children. She is a Special Educationist, has a Master's degree in social work and has presented research papers and written several articles on the subject.