The plight of the black retarded child: how the nurse can assist

Abstract

While modern trends emphasise the need to educate and train the retarded child and adult, many aspects of mental retardation remain in the medical realm. There is therefore much that can be done by the medical and paramedical worker to assist the retarded child and its family; not only from the point of view of health but even to achieve some degree of education and /o r training. The emphasis here is on the Black retarded child.