The urgency of the problem is specified by the global growth of children with severe speech disorders, the need to develop a comprehensive psychological care for the people of this category. According to the generally accepted principles of modern psychology, verbal behavior is based on probabilistic forecasting. Probabilistic forecasting, anticipation determines a particular type of human behavior -a verbal one. The purpose of this article is to carry out the theoretical analysis of domestic psychologist works, revealing the main aspects of modern research on the anticipation of persons with communication disabilities. The need for more in-depth study of speech function communicative components of the speech function is revealed, one of which is prediction. Among the persons with communication disabilities, this component has distinctive features that have not been subjected to a comprehensive study. The materials of the article can be used in the work of psychologists and the experts of the correctional profile