Reaction of parents upon discovery that child was mentally handicapped / contacts with institutes / how were parents, mother informed / content of first talk about child's condition / advice / different sets of questions for different categories of children / children on special school for children with learning problems / children in day centre / day centre for older children / children in social workshop, in psychiatric hospital or in a special home which replaces the family / all questions deal with the way the parents are informed and consulted / opinions on the institute / talk about other problems of the child / contact with child about institute / contact with institute / some specific questions for every single category are included ( in particular for the social workshop ) opinions working hours of boss, colleagues / transportation / income / educational courses and hospital / domestic decision-making, visits / general contact with social workers of the socio-pedagogical bureau / contacts with socio-psychiatric bureau / other contacts with institutes, family, friends, neighbours / questions about upbringing / styles of upbringing / expectations / actual behaviour of the child at several age-levels. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ housing situation/ household characteristics/ characteristics of parental family/household/ occupation/employment/ education