Naslov
Preparation of an Aurtistic Child for School
(Priprema autističnog djeteta za školu)

Autori
Špelić, Aldo ; Košeto Martina

Izvornik
Metodički obzori (1846-1484) 7 (2012), 2; 157-172

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
autizam; mala škola; rani djetetov razvoj
(autism; pre-school; early child development)

Sažetak
The aim of this paper is to present new opportunities of the individualized kindergarten teachers’ approach in the preparation of an autistic child for school. The paper presents a case of an autistic child who, in addition to receiving individual psychotherapy treatment, was worked with individually by two kindergarten teachers to realise school preparation program. Through the implementation of the program, which was primarily based on the development of affective communication in a dyadic relationship with the autistic child, there were positive results in the child's affective attachment to the kindergarten teachers. These changes helped the child to adopt basic graphical motor skills, naming and social speech, and enabled him to attend regular elementary school. This article can be a stimulus to many other such approaches in the preparation of autistic children for their regular elementary education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Psihologija, Pedagogija

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