Handle With Care Pt. 1 of 2

Handle With Care Pt. 1 of 2 Narrated by Burt Lancaster Parents talking about their daughter handicapped by mentally retardation. Other children being given physical therapy, at tasks in classes, under supervision. Boy in swing in playground; baby in crib; nurses holding & caring in hospital equipment. Teacher talking to boy. Main title 13:39:36 Four year old boy being examined by doctor on table as a group of professionals: hearing & speech pathologist; psychologist; public health nurse; social worker; educational specialist discuss & plan a course of care. Retarded children w/ parents; Black family talks about it to woman, tells of being told to have the child “put away”, hospital can’t keep it as they have no room. 13:44:17 Child w/ teacher; other kids being shown in a public school special class. Outdoors playing games in a playground, dancing. Doctor talking to couple in car about being available to the parents, they drive off. Good street scene though brief. Doctor talking to woman in his office about what she can expect for her daughter. Children in classroom. Very pretty girl in classroom w/ her mother. Other parents & kids. Kids w/ parents on merry-go-round, at zoo, in fire station w/ fireman. Public health nurse in the home explained to parents. Kids in child care center. Classrooms for various ages. Woodworking & cooking classes. Industrial arts; flower arranging; making cake; other tasks. Classrooms & reading w/ instructor observing. U.S. Department of Health, Education And Welfare; Training; Coping; Intelligence; IQ;