A small group of parents joined together to obtain services for their children with developmental disabilities who were then considered ineducable. Originally, their coming together was a response to a two-line classified ad in the New York Post placed by the mother of a then 5-year-old child. At first, only a few parents responded, but within a year, word of mouth, a number of brief news items, and a human-interest story in the newspaper united hundreds of parents.
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