ABSTRACT
Concerts, parties, and domestic experience bulk largely in the dreams of the blind child, and there is not that variety which corresponds to the much fuller life of the deaf child. There are very clearly marked differences in the dreams of deaf and blind children. The deaf child can draw upon a rich field of visual experiences which, in their fantastic combinations, give such a wealth of interest to the dream; whereas these experiences are wanting in the dream of the child who has been blind from birth. The fears of the deaf and blind are somewhat in excess of those of normal children. Bravery and adventure figure very prominently in the dreams of deaf girls, far more so than in the dreams of girls in elementary and secondary schools. The family group or special friends enter into the dreams of both blind and deaf children in much the same proportion as in those of ordinary children.
