Comparative study of social skills observation of twin with and without visual impairment

Authors

  • Carolina Severino Lopes da Costa Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Almir Del Prette Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984686X3552

Keywords:

Visual Impairment, Social Skills, Identical Twins.

Abstract

The general aim was to describe and characterize the social performances of two identical twins aged ten years old: one blind and one sighted. The data were obtained by filming the children during free situations. According to a protocol for observing the free situations, the films were assessed so that the children’s performances enabled to infer the categories of social skills. The results showed that the sighted child presented a wider and more refined repertoire of social skills in relation to her sister. From the data, it is possible to conclude, in this case, that blind and sighted children have distinct social skills repertories, and the existing differences can be related to the blind variable as well as to the differences in the way the environment stimulates the children.

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Author Biographies

Carolina Severino Lopes da Costa, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Educação Especial pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (SP), Professora do Departamento de Psicologia da UNICEP (São Carlos - SP).

Almir Del Prette, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Professor Titular da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, com atuação no PPGPSI e PPGEES

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Published

2012-03-26

How to Cite

Costa, C. S. L. da, & Prette, A. D. (2012). Comparative study of social skills observation of twin with and without visual impairment. Special Education Magazine, 25(42), 75–88. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984686X3552

Issue

Revista Educação Especial, v. 25, n. 42, jan./abr. 2012

Section

Continuous Demand

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