Analysis of the repertoire of social skills of people with Down syndrome
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Special education, Down syndrome, Skills social.Abstract
People with Down syndrome (DS) have deficits in social skills involving friendship relations, academic life, dating, among others. However, there is a shortage of studies that involve the perception of the person with DS in relation to their social skills. In this sense, the objective of this research was to develop an instrument of social skills evaluation capable of assessing the perception of the person with DS, as well as to verify the repertoire of social skills of people with DS from the perception of their parents and close people. Fifteen people participated in the research, of these, five with Down syndrome, aged 15-35 years, five close people (one for each participant with DS) and the parents or responsible of people with DS (only one of each person with DS). The following instruments were used: Nearest people selection worksheet; Social Competence Questionnaire; Evaluation of Social Competences through model videos; Observation Roadmap. Therefore, descriptive research was employed and as data analysis procedures, content analysis was used. The results pointed that the video in visual and dynamic format favored the participants' understanding and attention, enabling them to respond more reliably to the evaluation questions. As a conclusion, this study may contribute to the survey of social skills that need intervention, based on the answers provided by people with DS, their responsible and close people to them and each person with DS has your peculiarities.
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