Naslov
Grow up Together! The Project of Introducing Personal Assistants to Encourage the Inclusion of Children with Autism in Preschool

Autori
Višnjić Jevtić, Adrijana ; Glavina, Eleonora ; Pucko, Silvija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, ostalo

Knjiga
Social Contexts of Child Development

Urednik/ci
Uszyńska-Jarmoc, Janina ; Dudel, Barbara

Izdavač
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu ; University of Bialystok

Grad
Bialystok

Godina
2013

Raspon stranica
184-193

ISBN
978-83-61209-90-4

Ključne riječi
autism, personal assistants, children with disabilities, preschool

Sažetak
Modern educational systems are based on the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular educational institutions – preschool and school. Children with disabilities cease to be marginalized and become part of peer group. When children with disabilities are included in regular educational institutions it is very important to pay particular attention to those whose problems interfere with their ability to achieve desirable social interactions – children who have disorders of the autistic spectrum. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in several areas – communication skills, social relationships, cognitive skills, sensory integration ; all this results in difficulties in relations with the environment. In order to assist these children in their inclusion into preschool education, a project was designed in Croatia to introduce personal assistants for children with disabilities of this kind during their stay in preschools. This paper outlines the project in Medjimurje to show how these positive experiences can be used to contribute to a better (re)habilitation of children with this disorder and to increase their involvement in the institutions of early and preschool education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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