Education for mentally handicapped children in Niger

Special education is a teaching method designed for children with special needs with the aim of providing them with an education adapted to their disability. This type of learning is aimed at people with learning disabilities communication difficulties emotional and behavioural disorders physical and intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders. According to empirical studies special education has developed on the fringes of ''normal'' education systems. For a long time children with disabilities were marginalised. They were regarded as mentally ill and therefore unproductive for society. This work is based on the hypothesis that SE promotes the autonomy and socialisation of children with learning disabilities.