Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Specific learning disabilities (SLD) are an umbrella term that combines disorders of various specific school skills (dyslexia, dysgraphia, acalculia, nonverbal learning difficulties).Although each of these disorders has its own individual symptoms, children affected by this type of disorders share some common psychological features, some of which distract their social functioning.The study of the social circle of students with SLD is of particular importance for strengthening their integration into the school environment.This article presents a comparative study examining the social interactions carried out by students without and with SLD, in different social circles.For this purpose, an adapted graphic conversation "My communication circle" (Andrushenko, T. Yu., 2002) was used.The respondents "populated" the social circles, indicating the people with whom they communicate and the emotional coloring of the communication.The study was conducted with 32 students (16 with SLD and 16 without) in 17 different schools in Plovdiv Municipality.All subjects were between 10 and 16 years of age, with a mean age of 13.06 years.There are statistically significant differences in emotionally unequal ("I prefer them, they don't particularly like me" and "They prefer me, I don't particularly like them") interactions in the social circles of peers at school and adults at school, as well as in the total number of declared interactions.This confirms the hypothesis that students with SLD have difficulties assessing the emotional state and attitude of others.Keywords: specific learning
Source: Balkan Scientific Review
Author: M FYODOROVA-RADICHEVA
Institution: Plovdiv University
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3147802251