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“Non-communicating Children” describes research based on the investigation of 474 children at the Children's Units at Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, during the years 1953-1967. The authors are both psychiatrists and the work was initiated by Dr. Minski in his capacity as consultant psychiatrist to the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital when he was often asked for a differential diagnosis between, for example, subnormality and deafness in young children. The Units were set up on a research grant and later became part of the National Health Service. Various types of children with communication difficulties were referred for longer and more thorough diagnosis than is usually possible elsewhere. Twelve beds are available for in-patients, as the authors state it is sometimes necessary to keep the children for months or even years.
The book includes chapters by Dr. Agatha H. Bowley, Ph.D., on “The Psychological Assessment of Young Autistic Children”, by Joan E. Taylor, B.A., teacher-in-charge at the Units, on “Auditory Assessment” and on classroom work, and a chapter on research by Dr. Ian Evans, Ph.D.