Keyword: «mental retardation»

The article is intended for the formation of ideas about socialization and adaptation of children with intellectual disabilities. The relevance of the work presented to the reader is to reveal the potential of activities aimed at the importance of socialization of the child in the conditions of modern society. Considerable attention is paid to the disclosure of the basic terms and concepts. The article highlights the main levels that determine the factors of social adaptation, as well as the features that determine the development of intellectual disorders. Particular attention is paid to the priority methods that characterize the features of successful socialization of children with intellectual disabilities. The article reveals the methodological basis for creating a model of psychological and pedagogical support of younger students with problems in intellectual development, which should expand the views of readers in the field of the issues under consideration.

The article reveals the relevance of the development of communication skills of younger adolescents with mental retardation. In the article presents the results of a diagnostic study of the characteristics of the communicative skills of younger adolescents with mental retardation, discusses the specifics of the development of communicative skills of adolescents with disabilities by developing and testing a correctional program aimed at correcting and developing communication skills and interpersonal relationships of younger adolescents with mental retardation.

The article presents information about the features of attention development in children with mental retardation. The author highlights the specifics of the development of attention properties of this category of children, and also substantiates the need for a comprehensive impact of specialists in correctional work with children with mental retardation.

In the article, the medical and biological aspects of the correction of thinking in primary school children with mental retardation are considered as a basis for educational activities in general. Correctional work should be carried out in three areas: medical, correctional and pedagogical, psychological and pedagogical. An integrated approach to the formation of mental operations, taking into account its medical and biological mechanisms, is promising in correctional and pedagogical work.

The article raises the current topic of mental retardation in preschool children, as well as the formation of speech activity in such children. The features and methods of correctional and pedagogical work are considered. Recommendations for speech correction in preschool age, which can be used in preparing children with mental retardation for school, are given.