Blindism
The English term Blindism (German for "Blindismus") is used in rare cases for stereotypical behavior problems / movement stereotypes that occur in blind and visually impaired people. These behaviors / mannerisms relate to rocking the head ( Jactatio capitis ), rocking the upper body ( Jactatio corporis ) and "drilling" with the hands in the eyes .
These and similar behavioral and movement stereotypes can also occur in autism and intellectual disabilities. They are uniform movements that are repeated and largely independent of external influences. They represent a problematic aspect in the development of blind children. An adequate learning and environmental experience is impaired and the behavior is often interpreted as a sign of intellectual disability, which can lead to stigmatization.
Web link
- Mindreading / Wiki Uni Osnabrück
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Sakuma: A comparative study by the behavioral observation for sterotypy in the exceptional children . In: Folia Psychiatr Neurol Jpn. 1975, 29 (4), pp. 371-391, PMID 1241857 .
- ^ D. Burlingham: Some Notes on the Development of the Blind . In: Psychoanal. St. Child 1961, 16, pp. 121-145, abstract
- ↑ TB Abang: Blindisms: possible causes and remedies . In: British Journal of Visual Impairment , 1988, 6, pp. 91-93 abstract
- ↑ Andreas Beelmann, Werner Hecker: Development and development problems of blind children / from traces into the future. Life perspectives of visually impaired people . Education Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Nuremberg, Nuremberg 1998, Perspectives on Life ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
