A importância do manhês para crianças surdas

Abstract

This undergraduation thesis proposes a reflection on the role of motherese for deaf children based on the theoretical contribution of authors such as De Lemos, Winnicott and Moura. The objective of the research was to investigate, using the integrative review methodology, what is researched and published on the Lilacs, Capes and Scielo journal platforms, on the topic of the relationship, mediated by motherese, between hearing mothers and deaf babies. The research identified only 3 publications within the inclusion criteria, which reveal the lack of professional follow-up post-diagnosis of deafness, which leads families to emotional and treatment helplessness. It is analyzed how this helplessness can generate a rupture in the relationship between mothers and their children, significantly impacting these children's language acquisition. The importance of expanding research on the topic becomes explicit and it is questioned whether the subject of deaf children and families is considered, both in academic research and in clinical-audiological practices