Exhibiting Affiliation with Disabled Children in Diverse Social Development Situations

The results of empirical research of distinctive features of disabled children affiliation depending on the specificity of the social environment are given in the article. Affiliation is considered to be a condition of social adaptation and integration of disabled children into the society. Methodological approaches to some aspects of the problem in works of L.S. Vygotsky, M. Cole, A.V. Suvorov have been examined. The description of affiliation as a personality trait with cultural background is given. It was found out that disabled children are aimed at socializing although they have serious difficulties when communicating with social environment. The material on nonparticipant observation revealing certain traits of disabled children behavior under various surroundings is of great importance. Research data for further studying the topic of the article are given.