| Sumario: | This article presents information on a report which shows how a useful service for the learning disabled child was developed from existing resources and personnel within a particular community. It is generally accepted that the adequate diagnosis and remediation of learning disabilities require the team approach. When physicians, psychologists, social workers, educators, speech specialists, and reading experts work together, the child receives a better service. An organized team of specialists is certainly a goal that every school system should work toward. However, until this is accomplished most communities can better utilize existing resources in helping the child with learning disabilities. To better utilize existing resources someone in the community has to take the initiative. The children in any school System have available the services of at least two key persons: the physician and the teacher. The teacher is a prime observer of a child's learning and behavior problems. Information on the characteristics of learning disabilities is readily available in the current literature to all teachers, and with basic information on symptoms, the teacher can readily spot many children with learning disabilities. Communication between teacher and doctor could well start with the teacher asking a physician's help with such a child.
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