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By JANE BANGLEY
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Susan Gau grew up knowing retarded children and doing volunteer work with them in Wisconsin.
It was an experience and a purpose that would remain a part of her.
When she went to college at the University of Wisconsin at EauClaire, she majored in social work and political science. She earned her masters of social work from the U niversity of Wisconsin.
Gau worked in special education schools and as a counsellor for emotionally disturbed children in schools before taking a position with the Fauquier Family Guidance Serv ices a few years ago.
In June, she became the Rappahannock- Rapidan Community Services Board mental retardation specialist in Rappahannock, too. She works in her office at Rappahannock Family Guidance Services Mondays, and sometimes puts in another halfday during the week.
“The people I work with are unique and special, and they have a sparkle about them,” Gau said. “The most noticeable quality in most of them is they want to live everyday to the fullest and try things.”
Her job as mental retardation specialist involves a variety of duties. She works with retarded children younger than three-years-old, ' to adults and with their families.
She uses behavioral and thera
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