Ss 10-20 yrs old visited the dentist more than others. When Ss were living in towns, they visited the dentist more than if they were living in rural areas. When the study level of the parents was better they visited As dental hygiene and dental visits frequency were inadequate among Ss, the authors recommend that educating parents about their importance will improve oral hygiene. The emerging of opposite words, in a Down's syndrome girl aged eight, is reported along with her development and drug therapy course since she was 20 months. The use of the opposite word in normal language seems limited to the semantic field without any emotional involvement.
Suggested explanation refers to the poor function of the mechanism suppressing the opposite engram.
This fact accounts for supposed temporary opposite half-brain dominance for only a part of the semanic field, sometimes dealing with the emerging of the opposite word. Anna Many authors affirm the importance of the role of the family in educational and rehabilitative programs for children with disabilities. The authors' group has been dedicated to properly involve families of brain injured and children with Down's syndrome in an educational and therapeutic way for 20 yrs. From the authors' experiences, some considerations are discussed. These deal on necessary and sufficient conditions to begin and to continue the route of activation and adaptation of the disabled child's family.