This article describes the feelings and fantasies expressed in and through art by multiply handicapped, visually impaired children. Issues dealt with include the intensity of the children's need for freedom of movement and expression; their wishes, fears, and anger about such themes as injury, rivalry, uniqueness, and blindness. Some conditions which facilitate such affective expression are also noted.
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