EDITORIAL 

There  are many speech therapists who are aware of  the value of  the Bobath 
techniques in the handling of  the cerebral palsied child, but the article by Jacobs  and 
Shapiro fills  that vital gap between theory and practice in that they give a detailed step by 
step account of  the application of  the method. They  also discard some older techniques 
and point out pitfalls  to avoid in therapy. 

In  his article on the aphasic child, Myklebust  goes into the details of  every term 
which he uses thus establishing a clear frame  of  reference  in which to discuss the problem. 
Through  his warm and understanding approach we begin to see the brain-injured child as a 
troubled little human and not merely as a theoretical concept. We  are indeed priveleged 
to be able to publish this contribution from  one of  the outstanding workers in this field. 

Surgical procedures for  the relief  of  deafness  due to otosclerosis are appraised by 
D. R. Haynes.  We  thus obtain some appreciation of  the problem from  the point of  view 
of  the medical man. 

In  this issue therefore,  we have presented a detailed discussion and new informa-
tion on topics that are of  interest and importance to all workers in speech therapy and 
related fields. 

June, 1961 JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN LOGOPEDIC SOCIETY 3 

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