[An educational program for blind infants. 1969]

Our longitudinal studies of blind infants have provided us with new information regarding the adaptive problems in the sensori-motor period and the impediments to development posed by blindness. We have reason to believe that some of the severe ego disturbances and cognitive deficits commonly found among blind children have their origins in the first eighteen months of life during the critical period of ego formation. As our research has progressed we have been able to translate these findings into a program of education and guidance for the blind infant which may be of interest to other professionals working with the blind. In this essay we will describe some aspects of our educational work with the blind baby and his parents and place our report within the context of our research findings.