The picture of the life path in the minds of a special child. Tutorial

The manual summarizes the results of modern studies of leading domestic experts in the field of studying and forming ideas of people with intellectual deficiency of a human life path, about his interpersonal relationships and the inner world. The theoretical and methodological foundations of constructing a picture of the world of persons in violation of intelligence, the methodological conditions for the formation of social representations, autobiographical memory and prognostic ability are considered. The program and methodological equipment of optional classes, biographical games and trainings, the educational actions of the social cognition of the this category, methodological approaches to the appropriate use of works of fiction, photo and film art, painting and music in the process of forming a this category of naive psychology and are discussed. The ability to carry out a naive analysis of human behavior. The manual contains theoretical material and plans for practical classes, additional theoretical materials, tasks for independent work, test tasks for self -control, a list of recommended literature.
For bachelors and masters studying in the direction of "special (defectological) education", profile "Special Psychology" and "Oligophrenopedagogy", as well as for those who are interested in the development of oligophrenopedagogy. The textbook is proposed as the main manual in the study of the disciplines "inclusion in the society of persons with disabilities", "social integration of persons with mental retardation", "social activity of a defectologist".
2nd edition, corrected