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Autistic siblings in a casual class in the kindergarten
PINGITZEROVÁ, Eva
The thesis deals with the inclusion of children with autism in regular kindergartens, it presents the breadth of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and the differences in individual diagnoses, even in sibling pairs of preschool children. It describes the way these children work and adapt to the environment of a regular kindergarten, also to the way of education and preschool education.
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Preparation of preschool Child with ASD for Beginning of School
SVOBODOVÁ, Pavlína
This bachelor's thesis describes the preparation of a preschool child with autism spectrum disorder for compulsory school attendance. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to verify possibilities for using the educational evaluation profile of a child with autism spectrum disorder up to age of 7 while using individually focused ways for elementary school preparation. The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis is focused on pervasive developmental disorders. Other developmental disorders are very often associated here and therefore is also focused on mental retardation. The practical part shows the qualitative research which is conducted in a kindergarten established under Section 16 paragraph 9 of the Czech education act. Case studies of selected children are presented here and possibilities of using the educational evaluation profile for creating an individual intervention plan are shown. Individual items in the profile are filled in with the assistance of observation and practical experience with the child. Based on the evaluation, the child's level of development is determined. The outcome of the practical part is that the educational evaluation profile is fully sufficient for providing an individual intervention of particular child with autism spectrum disorder.
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Current possibilities of creating visual support for children with autism spectrum disorders in preschool age
PŘIBYLOVÁ, Pavla
The bachelor thesis deals with the topic of autism spectrum disorders, or more precisely with. the topic of how special education teachers and teaching staff of ordinary kindergartens and schools or classes established according to article 9 paragraph 16, approach the creation of visual support for children with autism spectrum disorders in preschool age. In the theoretical part of the bachelor thesis, the individual chapters deal with the characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, the issie of communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorders and the use of alternative and augmentative forms of communication. The practical part is devoted to clarifying the approach of pedagogical staff of the issue of creating and using visual support for this target group. The research plan is determined by means of a questionnaire survey, which was attended by 100 teaching staff throughout the Czech Republic. The results show that the vast majority, i.e. 97 %, of respondents use visual support in their work. The questionnaire survey showed that the most used form of visual support are pictograms and the most common programs for creating visual support are MS Office programs. As the biggest principle in creating visual support, the respondents mentioned the need to proceed according to the individual needs of the child, while they use visual support mainly in the area of communication and daily routine.
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Social Work With the Family, Where Lives Child With Autism
JUŘÍKOVÁ, Marcela
The bachelor thesis deals with social work with the family of a child with one of the autism spectrum disorders in the early intervention environment, after which the aim of this thesis is to list the possibilities of support and assistance to families with autism in terms of social work, especially early care. The thesis contains not only a general and specific characteristics of a child with autism and his family where a child lives, but also a comprehensive range of social services, an overview of available contributions and social benefits to which the family is entitled in such a situation. In the last chapter, there are real stories of families with an autistic child.
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The role of volunteer in Context of Social Work with family taking care of a child with autism spectrum disorder
RAABOVÁ, Veronika
The family is the basic unit of society and the most important primary group in the socialization of the individual. If a child with an autism spectrum disorder is born into a family, it is a big shock for its members. There are a number of social services for these families that can help them with this difficult fate. The question is whether the child does not need a different form of attention than the one he/she receives from organizations providing these services. The volunteer could be an excellent helper in these families and an indispensable friend for the child. The aim of my bachelor thesis is to describe the role of a volunteer working in a family caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder as a supplement to social work with the family. To achieve the goal, the method of qualitative research and a form of questioning through a semi-structured interview was chosen, and the results were interpreted using the method of clusters. Based on the research, it is clear that the volunteer becomes an important support for the whole family and, above all, a much-needed friend of a child with an autism spectrum disorder. Its benefit lies not only in the child's development through play, but it is also a significant support for the child's parents. The research also reveals the risks of cooperation between a volunteer and a family caring for a child with an autism spectrum disorder. These are the volunteers' imperfect communication skills and parents' concerns about the insufficient training of these volunteers in the field of autism spectrum disorders. But all this is perfectly replaced by his/her indispensable help in the family. The bachelor thesis can serve as an information source for families with children suffering from autism spectrum disorder about the possibility of volunteer help. At the same time, this paper can strengthen the motivation of volunteers to volunteer in these families.
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Employing Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
MATĚJÍČKOVÁ, Kristýna
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the employment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. The aim of the paper is to find out the opinions or experience of employers regarding the employment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. It also strives to map the experience of social workers focusing on social work with individuals with autism spectrum disorder in the field of employment. The results of both research groups shall be compared and the reasons for the low number of jobs for individuals with autism spectrum disorder shall be found. A qualitative approach was chosen for the research. The data was obtained by the method of questioning using semi-structured interviews with social workers and employers. The evaluation was performed using the method of clustering. It has been found that the offer of jobs for individuals with autism spectrum disorder is very low and finding suitable employment is a huge problem for these individuals. An important role for individuals with ASD is played by social workers, who help these individuals prepare for employment, communicate with employers, offer accompaniment to job interviews and even to work. The problem often is the approach of employers, who usually do not want to employ individuals with ASD precisely because of their diagnosis. A big role in this problem is played by employers' perceptions of individuals with ASD, which, according to social workers, is often distorted by the media, and employers do not really know what to expect from such a person. This Bachelor's thesis can serve as a source of information on the topic of employment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. It could also motivate readers to raise awareness of autism spectrum disorder, so that job seekers with ASD have better opportunities to enter the labour market as is the case in other countries.
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Kvalita života rodin s dětmi s poruchou autistického spektra a dětskou mozkovou obrnou
BALOUN, Ingrid
Aim: The first two aims are focused on "pasportizeace" of social services for families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and children with cerebral palsy in the South-Bohemian region. The content of third and forth aim is finding out the life quality of families with chidren with Autism Spectrum Disorders and families with children with children cerebral palsy. The fifth and sixth aim is to find out the accessibility of social services for families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and for families with children with children cerebral palsy. The seventh and last aim is to create a plan for improving life quality for families and their children (families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and with children with children with cerebral palsy). Way of reaching the aim: The combined research was chosen which is combination of quantitative and quliatative research strategy. The quantitative part of the research is realized by support of two types of questionnairies. First questionnaire is so called basic questionnairie which is to find out basic data information about family and child. The other questionnaires were focused on measuring life quality. The life quality measuring was done by support of questionnaires PedsQL?. There were three modules of this questionnaire used: PedsQL? 4.0 Generic Core Scales, PedsQL? 2.0 Family Impact module and PedsQL? 3.0 Cerebral Palsy Module. The set was created by total of 115 families, from that 34 families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 42 families with children with children cerebral palsy and 39 families with healthy children (as a control group). There was used half-structured interview in the quality part with the same parents with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and parents with childre with children cerebral palsy. Objectives 1 and 2: From the passporting of services is clear that there is a lack of social services that could be used by families with children with autism spectrum disorder. In addition, existing social services have full capacities. Objectives 3 and 4: In the quantitative part of the research, the evaluation of the PedsQL? 2.0 Family Impact Module, 4.0 generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cerebral Palsy module questionnaires revealed that the opinions of children and parents are generally the same, only in some areas parents are more critical. The results also showed that the quality of life according to PedsQLTM 4.0 generic module in children with cerebral palsy is significantly lower than the quality of life of children from the control sample of the intact population, both according to the evaluation of them and their parents. Furthermore, it was found that the quality of life of families of children with cerebral palsy is also significantly lower according to PedsQLTM 2.0 than in families of healthy children, while they do not differ in the time horizon. From the point of view of PedsQL? 3.0 cerebral palsy, it can be noted that the biggest problem for children with cerebral palsy is in the area of daily activities. Objectives 5 and 6: Families have to wait a long time for vacancies in social services. There is a lack of services in the South Bohemian Region that could be used by families with children with autism spectrum disorder. These families lack all services from early care to residential services. Families of children with cerebral palsy mainly lack residential services, such as weekly hospitals. Objective 7: The researcher proposes the establishment of centers that would use coordinated rehabilitation. However, the basis is the enactment of coordinated rehabilitation in the CzechRepublic. Furthermore, psychological support is important, which should start after the birth of a child with a disability, or immediately after the discovery of a disability.
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Dilemmas of organizations providing services to people with autism
ŠPAČKOVÁ, Barbora
The diploma thesis focuses on ethical dilemmas of organizations which helps people with autism spectrum disorders. The preface part describes methodical steps which were taken to elaborate this thesis. The thesis is divided into six parts. The first part focuses on target group and its specific varieties. The second part deals with the specifics of the social work with autistic people. The next part is dedicated to ethics in the field of social work, mostly to ethical code, problems and dilemmas of social workers. In the fourth part the three ethical theories are described: Deontology, Utilitarianism and Antiopressive Theories.The fifth part follows, where the specific dilemmas of organizations helping to people with autism are introduced. The last part focuses on application of above-mentioned theories to specific dilemma. The research probe was done in particular organization which deals with people with autism. Obtained information were processed in discussion.
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Methods of working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
BÁRTOVÁ, Barbora
This bachelor's thesis deals with methods od working with children with autism spectrum disorder. The aim of the bachelor's thesis was to analyze these methods and find out which methods are the most used. Furthermore, the bachelor's thesis focuses on which aids are most used for working with children with autism spectrum disorders. The practical part was processed using a qualitative research strategy. The qualitative research strategy was implemented through semi-structured interviews with therapists working with children with autism spectrum disorder in preschool age. The research results were processed using open coding and subsequent categorization. The empirical part describes what methods of work and what aids we can use when working with children with ASD and which of these methods and aids are the most suitable. The research revealed the O.T.A. (Open Therapy of Autism) as the most used method for working with children with ASD in preschool age, music therapy and art therapy are also very popular within the intervention. Another suitable intervention method is the structured learning method. In practice, various relaxation aids are used, such as relaxation music, or the projection of shapes on the wall; aids for motor skills or communication training; pictograms for orientation in everyday activities. Electronic devices are also widely used, especially the iPad. We will probably never be able to claim with certainty which method is the most suitable, but it is certain that if we look at the individuality, uniqueness of the child, we will try to understand him as much as possible and get to know him. The bachelor thesis can be used as a theoretical guide to how to work with children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Training of communication skills with pre-school kids with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders in the first year in kindergarten
PAĎOUKOVÁ, Kateřina
The bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of communication a child with ASD and intellectual disability. The aim of the work is to reveal the current ways of communication for the child with ASD and intellectual disability entering the kindergarten and to set a suitable way of communication for the child. The partial goal is then to verify the functionality and suitability of the selected technique and to map the practice the childs communication . The work is divided into three parts - theoretical part, methodology and practical part. The theoretical part contains four chapters. The first chapter deals with the field of autism. It describes the basic characteristics of autism, manifestations, etiology and various types of autism. The second chapter deals with the intellectual disability, terminology, etiology, classification and manifestations in combination with autism. The third chapter deals with the issue of autism and intellectual disability in the preschool period. The last chapter of the theoretical part of the thesis deals with communication skills. The practical part of the work contains set goals and research questions. The research methodology is also described. A qualitative method of research is chosen for the research, specifically the design of a case study. The technique of observation, semi-structured interviews and document analysis was used as a method of data collection. The research survey includes a case study a child who meets the set criteria. The case study shows the chosen comunication methods of a child with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability and presents communication training with the child.
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