Oligophrenic children, signs, how to recognize, features of mental development

Symptoms of the disease

In modern Russian medicine, there are 3 degrees of oligophrenia, or mental retardation. Each type has certain characteristics.The brain of children with oligophrenia is affected before speech activity begins. Photo: Getty Depending on the degree of development of intelligence, the following types are distinguished:

Debility is a mild degreediseases. Children with such a diagnosis easily communicate with people, their speech is well developed. Difficulties arise when solving intellectual problems, they cannot establish a cause-and-effect relationship between events and make logical generalizations.
Imbecility is a moderate degree of mental retardation.disorders. This disorder is characterized by speech difficulties. Children are able to communicate with people, but only at the everyday level, they can make a simple request. Certain activities allow you to teach your child basic self-care skills.
Idiocy is a severe form of oligophrenia.Such children cannot take care of themselves, they need constant care throughout their lives. In addition, it is difficult to communicate with them and it is difficult to understand what they want.

All these forms are caused by organic damage.central nervous system. Signs of one or another form of the disease help to establish a diagnosis and provide the child with the necessary assistance in adapting to living conditions.

How to recognize oligophrenic

In order to establish the degree of backwardnessspecialists test the child. Based on the number of points scored, psychologists and teachers make a corresponding conclusion. This method alone cannot be used. It is necessary to assess the child's degree of adaptation to social life, his ability to take care of himself, communicate, and his general level of education.

Peculiarities of mental development

Children suffering from oligophrenia are characterized byinadequate mental development, they have difficulties in all areas of the psyche. Children have a lack of curiosity, they do not need new experiences and do not strive for them. They are difficult to teach, as they perceive everything new slowly. Such children have superficial, primitive thinking and emotional immaturity. In addition, they have motor disorders. These children have difficulty adapting to the environment. Therefore, it is necessary for them to communicate more with healthy people. This will allow them to develop all possible abilities, children will have the opportunity to learn certain skills and adapt to social conditions. Take care of children and do everything possible so that they do not feel inferior