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SKILL TRAINING IN THE MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS

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National Institute for the

Mentally Handicapped

Towards Independence Series - 2
SKILL TRAINING IN THE MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS
A PACKAGE FOR TRAINERS

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

(Funded by UNICEF)

National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped
(Ministry of Welfare, Govt. of India)

Manovikas Nagar, Bowenpally,

Secunderabad 500 011

Copyright National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, 1990
All rights reserved.
Reprint 2001

Contributors:
Jayanthi Narayan

A.T. Thressi Kutty

M.S. (Sp. Ed.) Ph. 0., D.S.Ed.

MA., BEd. D.S.Ed.

Project Coordinator

Research Officer

Other titles in the series:
* Gross Motor Skills

* Eating Skills
* Toilet Training
* Tooth Brushing

* Bathing
* Dressing
* Grooming

* Social Skills

Artist : K. Nageswar Rao

Printed at : Sree Ramana Process, Scunderabad. Hello : 7811750

ABOUT THE BOOKLET
This book is one among the series of books developed

for the benefit of the parents and trainers of the mentally retarded and developmentally delayed children. The

activities in which these children are to be trained for independent living are very many. Among them, feeding, toiletting, brushing, grooming, bathing, dressing, gross

and fine motor activities and socialization are some of the basic and important skills. This series of books provide in a step by step manner, procedures for finding

out the delay or deficit in the child and the steps in training them. Simple language is used with appropriate illustrations so that parents and other trainers can easily

follow the steps. It should be remembered that the activities listed are some of the basic ones. Common sense and imagination of the trainers will be of great

assistance in enhancing the skill in the child. We hope that the trainers find these booklets useful to them. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The project team expresses sincere thanks to UN ICEF for

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