In this interesting paper the author describes the results of observations made at the Israelitisches Blinden Institut in Vienna. Two of the children who were under the care of the Institute were brought to Dorothy Burlingham for psychoanalysis. Jacob, who was eight years old, came because of inhibitions in his school work, depression and a number of neurotic fears. Sylvia, four years old, was quite normal except for her blindness, and came only for analytic observation so that her development might be compared with that of a seeing child of the same age.

On the whole, Burlingham found relatively little difference in the emotional and sexual development of the blind children and that of normal children.

Fears of the blind children are identical with those of normal children, although there is greater emphasis by the blind on the fear of loss of love and of being alone. This seems to be due to their actual constant dependence upon other persons. The two most important factors in molding their personality