VYGOTSKY,L.S. AND SPECIAL PSYCHOLOGY

L.S. Vygotsky laid the foundation for the uniting of different directi ons in the studies of developmental anomalies into special psychology as a branch of psychological science. These foundations are: special f eatures of mental activity characteristic for different types of devel opmental anomalies; marking out of study objects and working out of sp ecial methods of examination. L.S. Vygotsky's ideas make possible the realization of a new approach to differentiated psychological diagnost ics of developmental anomalies.