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University Daily Kansan, April 8, 1983
Local program helps handicapped preschoolers
By ANNE FITZGERALD Staff Reporter
When Todd Boring was almost 2
years old he had not learned to talk.
Now, three years later, he won't stop
talking to her mother, Ginger Boring,
said Wednesday.
Todd owes his growing gift of gab to the Child Find Clinic, a free screening program for handicapped preschoolers in the Lawrence School District.
"Todd was very active and loved to keep you on your toes," his mother said. "But he didn't understand at all what was going on around him."
KNOWING SOMETHING was wrong, she took Todd to the district's clinic, and through its program discovered that her son's hearing was delayed. She was told that the hearing problem was related to his hyperactivity and lack of speech.
Since then, Todd has received special help with his language skills. Area preschool programs and his family have helped him catch up.
"His younger brother, Scott, is his biggest teacher," Boring said. "Scott's his biggest help because his language is what Todd needs."
Justin Jones, who is almost 4, has a store similar to Tadd's.
Justin was 2 and a half and not talking when his parents heard about the clinic from a neighbor. The clinic's staff was very patient, and she speaks because he had trouble hearing.
"WE WERE JUST going to put him in a preschool anyway," his mother said. "I'm sure粘我 we found out about the clinic. Otherwise, we may never
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The clinic operates year-round, she said, but these two days are specially designated to coincide with the elementary schools' open houses for nreschoolers.
The clinic's screening services are available for free to any preschooler in the district who is suspected of being mentally handicapped. Hometaria said.
have known what was wrong with him."
Any parents who think that their children may be impaired can call the hospital.
Then, the parents take their children to Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St., where the testing takes place. The screening process measures abilities such as hearing, speech, movement and cognition. Homeratha McMullen are fully explained by parents so they understand what the tests entail.
The clinic set aside March 28 and today as special testing days for handicapped preschoolers such as Todd, said Linda Homeratha, the special education coordinator for the school district.
FIRST, THE STAFF interviews parents, by telephone and asks to see any of the child's medical records to learn as much as possible about the children before any actual testing takes place, she said.
If the child has a handicap, the parents meet with staff members after about two weeks to get recommendations for treatment.
The district started the program in 1861 to meet state testing requirements for students at Hancock.
HOMERATHA SAID she was not certain whether funding would be continued after the two-year period ends next year.
district financed the clinic for its first two years, but the federal government now finances it with a two-year grant from the Department of Education.
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Before the program began, parents had to find help for their children on home schooling.
had received proper attention in the first place.
Leanna McReynolds, co-director of Raintreet Montessori School, said the program was a necessity, not a luxury.
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Often, children would not receive the help they needed at an early age, she said. Their problems were complicated because they could not be solved that might not have occurred if they
"IT'S NECESSARY primarily because children are not kept at home with parents very much anymore," she said. "Parents don't get the constant feedback about their children like they did when extended families were around, when both parents and grandparents were around all the time."
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Some children's problems are just a question of immaturity and correct themselves with time, McReynolds said.
But others must be caught at an early age, she said.
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A BURGLAR STOLE stereo equipment worth about $430 from a KU student's apartment in the 1000 block of Emery Road yesterday, police said.
A CAR STEREO, valued at $200, was stolen Wednesday form a Lawrence resident's car parked in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Street, police said.
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The Kansas Union will be awash with the crafts, colorful dress and culinary delights of foreign lands Sunday.
The occasion is the 31st Annual International Festival of Nations at the University of Kansas.
BAKER HO-SAID, president of the KU International Club, said that the formal would involve three activities, including exhibits, a feast and a cultural show.
The exhibits will open at 3 p.m. in the Jawahry and Big Eight rooms of the Union. Foreign students will display photographs and goods from their homelands, Bo-Said said, and students from Singapore and the
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THE FEAST will last from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria on the third floor of the Union and will feature main dishes and desserts from all over the world. The meal will cost $ for adults and $3 for children. Tickets are available at the Student Box or by visiting the International Club in the Union and at the office of foreign student services, 112 Strong Hall.
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