Petersburg researchers G. IN. Nesterova, S. M. Daughter and A. N. Volkov believes that people with Down syndrome in the course of cultivation paradoxically loss in children's and adolescent age indicators of the development of cognitive functions, affectively volitional and essential sphere. The reason for this they see in the insufficient effectiveness of psychological assistance and the inadequacy of family education.
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Soul Life of Special People
Psyched mental data and behaviors behavior, parents and teachers brake the development of people with Down syndrome, which may have their own special way of development. This is evidenced by the data of diaries and self-observations. The content and overall level of their inner life is much thinner and more intense than it could be seen during surface observation. Here is an indicative passage from such a diary:
My sixth feeling the right name is getting fast - Veishen. It's catching thoughts of other people. I catch my thoughts right away, as if war with a single fire; she is our catching, it can be proud of it. I change the wildfish from the heart side in the family with my relatives. With your abilities, I can get born with different people. So, for example, in the left northern direction can be received in the form of tips, depending on the person. Can be left heart to highlight. Where my thought goes, I will not regret. Dreams will find anyone.
Style of writing artistine and original, partly reminding the works of Milorad Pavic. Thus, scant external manifestations hide, according to G. IN. Nesterova «full sense of mental life». In her opinion, diary records overturns adopted in anthropology, psychology and pedagogy on the development of the psyche. Many scientists equalize mental and personal development, however, in this case, complex and organized mental life does not become support and the basis for the personality. Adult wise and subtle mental life of such people are accompanied by infantality, narrowness, dezadaption and low efficiency of their personality.
Development and adaptation of people with Down syndrome
Of course, the people themselves with Down syndrome celebrate insufficient awareness of the outdoor world, bugs and confusion, inertness and laziness, low self-esteem. Although such disadvantages are peculiar to both ordinary people, they interfere with adapting in society.
In this regard, scientists offer the following ways to adapt:
- Expanding the actual experience of contacts with reality through therapeutic groups, and then through the field testing of the acquired skills.
- Increase social competence through biblio and film therapy.
- Expand the useful automatic behavior in groups.
Special place is occupied by overcoming personal passivity. Therefore, for personal growth should be developed active, producing needs and goals. The development of the sector of needs can be based on pronounced aesthetic and communicative inclinations, the specificity of perception and thoroughness peculiar to people with Down syndrome. Figure, Crafts, Literary Creativity Products are acts of social returns that help to open a circle of lonely and egocent-based existence.
It is worth remembering that these special people often have very rare deposits: they are extremely observable; Suffers other people's emotions and moods; Most of them are kind and responsive. In the UK, the girls with Down syndrome successfully study at the healing massage courses. Their communicative abilities and ability to avoid conflicts are well known; they are executive and well understand the world of wildlife. Many of them love and know how to work in the garden, help while planting areas. Often they reach impressive results in their work.
