In the early 1970s, 49 deafblind children were evaluated for educational adjustment and communication level through a structured observational procedure. Ten years later, the examiners have used the national registry for the deaf-blind to relocate these children. A comparison of the children's general level of functioning then and now is reported in those instances where the two reporting tools are compatible.
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