Specificities of Communication in Children with Intellectual Disorders  - Pages 602-609

Oksana V. Zashchirinskaia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2020.08.04.2

Published: 27 November 2020

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this work is to study the characteristics of communication in children with intellectual disabilities.

Background: The study of the specificities of communication in children with intellectual disabilities has become more and more relevant in the past few years.

Method: The methodological basis of this study was the combination of various theoretical methods of cognition.

Results: In the process of writing this work, the author studied the techniques of verbal and non-verbal communication. The works of Russian and foreign authors, as well as methods of improving communication in children with intellectual disabilities, were considered. It was found that the impact of intellectual disabilities with mild mental retardation on the cognitive, behavioural and emotional-personal spheres of the communicative process naturally entails the emergence of serious difficulties in establishing contacts with people around, and therefore in the process of social adaptation of the child in general.

Conclusion: The practical significance of this work lies in the study of the characteristics of communication in children with intellectual disabilities, which will be useful for psychologists, teachers and medical workers. The study and research of this topic will provide further opportunities for the development of a program of psychological influence to optimise communication for children with intellectual disabilities and their adaptation in society.

Keywords: Intellectual impairment, mental retardation, social interaction, social adaptation, non-verbal communication, verbal communication.

Nonverbal Communication as a Means of Social Integration: The Development of Nonverbal Communication in Primary Schoolers with Intellectual Disabilities  
- Pages 610-618

Oksana V. Zashchirinskaia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2020.08.04.3
Published: 27 November 2020

Abstract: Objective: The study of nonverbal communication in primary schoolers with intellectual disabilities is an urgent topic for medical psychology.

Background: The purpose of this paper is to study nonverbal communication as a means of social integration.

Method: The methodological basis of this study is represented by various theoretic methods of scientific cognition. Methods of synthesis and analysis, system analysis of data and analysis of literary sources were used. In the context of the study, papers of foreign authors on the topic of nonverbal communication were considered.

Results: The study of the nonverbal communication development in primary school-aged children will allow for more successful socialisation of children with mild mental retardation, which in turn partially compensates for the intellectual impairment, and will also reduce the risks of social isolation.

Conclusion: This study is of practical value for psychologists and educators who work with children with a certain level of intellectual disability.

Keywords: Schoolchildren, communication, intellectual disability, psychological influence, socialisation.