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Rural parents are an often overlooked Child Find source. One hundred and seventy-nine parents were assessed to determine parents' ability to identify possible developmental delays and seek appropriate services. The results indicate that parent-orientated Child Find awareness campaigns must focus on: (1) increasing awareness of the role parents can play in early identification and reduce dependency on physicians, (2) heightening awareness of the importance of early intervention, (3) providing a mechanism to enable parents to detect developmental delays, (4) informating parents of services available to handicapped children and their families, and (5) informing parents of handicapped children's educational rights.
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This project was funded by grant G007803105 from the U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped to the RIP Advisory Committee, Inc., 2400 White Avenue, Nashville, TN.
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Kurtz, P.D., Devaney, B. & Strain, P. Rural parents' attitudes and knowledge regarding handicapped preschool children: Implication for developing an early identification program. Child Youth Care Forum 12, 71–82 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01258081
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01258081