Social inclusion of schoolchildren with Down syndrome

The need to favor the social inclusion of schoolchildren with Down syndrome became the starting point of this research, which has as its objective: to apply an action plan aimed at favoring the social inclusion of a schoolchild with Down syndrome located in an elementary school in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba. The use of theoretical and empirical methods allowed determining the existence of difficulties in the social inclusion of the student, influenced by scarce progress in the development of the pragmatic component, and by limitations in the development of habits and skills. Based on the diagnosis made, an action plan is proposed, which is designed taking into account the strengths and limitations determined. The specialists consulted agree on the functionality, relevance, quality and feasibility of the proposal. With its practical application, positive transformations in the social inclusion of the selected case are observed and the effectiveness of the proposal is corroborated.