The article reminded me of this one: http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1152846.ece/Hoogleraar_Doofblindheid_vaak_onontdekt http://www.volkskrant.nl/bi

The article reminded me of this one: http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1152846.ece/Hoogleraar_Doofblindheid_vaak_onontdekt http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1152846.ece/Hoogl... It's in Dutch, so I'll translate the most important part: Sarah Janssen (53) was recently appointed as the first Professor of Deaf Blindness in the world. According to the Groningen professor doctors and ortho educators often are unaware that children and deaf and blind. Thus they are often seen as autistic or mentally disabled, while mentally sometimes there is nothing wrong. There is no immediate relationship with the article, but to me it shows that there is still much to learn in this area.