Extraordinario (2017): Análisis de las dimensiones psicosociales del síndrome de Treacher Collins

Anxiety and fear of the unknown are common feelings among families when children first face their schooling. But if the beginning of schooling occurs too late, the fear of social failure increases. Stephen Chbosky´s Wonder (2017) leads us to understand the complexity of this process from the perspective of Auggie and his family. Auggie is a ten-year-old boy diagnosed with Treacher Collins syndrome, who, despite having phenotypically expressed characteristics such as mandibulofacial dysostosis, has no other physical or intellectual disabilities. Having taken home schooling and belonging to a very unite family, Auggie had been the centre of attention since he was born, but now he is facing with the challenge of socialization in the school environment. Auggie will now have the opportunity to develop new and valuable skills such as kindness, empathy and companionship. In the present article we will deal with the clinical characteristics of August Pullman's protagonist character, but we will also analyse the psycho-emotional aspects that are associated with living with patients who have congenital malformations.