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/^t/For many years giving birth to a retarded child has been viewed as a tragedy for parents. It was considered as a shame and an obstacle to one's career and normal life. The prevailing opinion was that such a child would be to the detriment of family's life and would have a disastrous effect on other children. The only way of dealing with retarded children, often imposed on parents, was sending them to the special institutions in which children are put away. Recently, thanks to many brave parents who love their child enough to fight for it, attitude towards retarded children has changed. This is very optimistic sign as there are at least three advantages of keeping such a child at home: a chance for him or her to live a worthy life, the unity of the family, and an opportunity to learn tolerance.