Abstract:

Today, it is observed that children with special needs first eliminate their loneliness with digital technologies when they feel lonely. Families are unable to establish a healthy communication for their children with special needs. In this study, the opinions and suggestions of the families of children with special needs with digital game addiction were evaluated, the problems experienced with their children were mentioned and solution suggestions were presented. The working group of the study consists of families with children with special needs.  The study group of the research was 5. A total of 26 parents with children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), learning difficulties or mild intellectual disability who were studying in the classroom formed a total of. In this research, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research patterns, was used. When the communication of families with children with special needs with game addiction was evaluated, the participants stated that they had difficulty communicating with their children. A small part of the participants also found that their children have addictions to digital tools. In order to prevent digital game addiction, the majority of families have stated that they have imposed a ban on their children's access to digital games.In addition, families have stated that they apply the reward and punishment method to their children to stay away from digital technologies. The vast majority of the participants had children with digital game addiction, and a small number of the participants received professional support to prevent this addiction. Failure in children's lessons has caused anger in children.  The failures of children have brought with them many negative factors. Parents have stated that children tend to be violent when deprived of digital tools.  Key Words: Special needs, digital technologies, Digital gaming

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