EVALUATION OF COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL COMPETENCES IN CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE STREET
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Homeless children, mental competence, Child developmentAbstract
The following study is an exploratory approach to the population of street children of Montevideo. It involves 27 children of both sexes between 7 and 13 years. Sociodemographic variables were considered and it was evaluated the neuropsychological development, including the use of oral language, the relationship with the writing code, logical-mathematical reasoning skills, cognitive functioning and exploring some psychopathological indicators. The results show that this is a population with high levels of weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and a significant presence of behavioral disorders. In the cognitive aspect, there is some level of effectiveness in the implementation of intellectual nonverbal operations. In the verbal tasks, significant deficits for the low overall development of language were found. This would have a negative impact on school integration as well as on the capacity for self-regulation of behavior.Downloads
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