a system of medical and pedagogical measures aimed at including an abnormal child in the social environment, introducing him to social life and work at the level of his psychophysical capabilities. Rehabilitation is carried out with the help of medical means aimed at eliminating or mitigating developmental disorders, as well as special education, education and vocational training. The tasks of rehabilitation are solved in the system of specialized educational institutions for different categories of abnormal children, where the peculiarities of the organization of the educational process are determined by the specifics of abnormal development.