Today we have the honor of having with us psycologist and communication expert Javier Fernandez. He has been working with deaf children for more than 20 years, so there is a lot lo learn from him.
- Question: First of all, why did you decide to become a psychologist?
- Answer: Well, as a child I was always amazed at people's different ways of thinking, they are so diverse! I didn't have any brothers or sisters, so I would often enjoy myself observing other people, for example at restaurants or malls. As I grew older, I became more interested in the psychology as a science, I wanted to try and understand the human psyque.
- Q: And were you able to understand it?
- A: Most of it, yes. See, one of the main differences between psychology and psychiatry, from my point of view, is that you don't talk about illnesses or diseases, but rather disorders or pathologies. And this is very important. If the impairement is physical, it has to be treated differently. So when it comes to understanding the underlayers of human conduct, it is rather easy with what you could call a healthy brain, but there is still much that we don't know about certain diseases.
- Q: How did you end up working with children?
- A: It's funny because I never thought I would end up working with children, it was pure chance. It was the first job I found when I finished my degree and I haven't wanted to do anything different ever since. Children are great to work with, but specially kids with disabilities are even better.
- Q: What is the biggest challenge for a deaf kid, communicatively speaking?
- A: Being deaf is not a limiting disability, specially for adults, but children need to learn from a very early age that they are different than other kids, and also that they are exactly the same as them. As you can imagine, some kids feel retracted, others ashamed and some don't even care about their disability, they are the happiest kids in the world. In terms of communication, once they know the silent language, it is very easy for them to establish relationships. Even if it may sound contradictory, they don't have a communication deficiency.
- Q: Thank you very much Javier for granting us these minutes, it has been really interesting talking with you.
- A: Thank you for having me here, It has been a pleasure.
- Q: What is the biggest challenge for a deaf kid, communicatively speaking?
- A: Being deaf is not a limiting disability, specially for adults, but children need to learn from a very early age that they are different than other kids, and also that they are exactly the same as them. As you can imagine, some kids feel retracted, others ashamed and some don't even care about their disability, they are the happiest kids in the world. In terms of communication, once they know the silent language, it is very easy for them to establish relationships. Even if it may sound contradictory, they don't have a communication deficiency.
- Q: Thank you very much Javier for granting us these minutes, it has been really interesting talking with you.
- A: Thank you for having me here, It has been a pleasure.
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