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Employment of people with autism spectrum disorders
Andrlová, Lucie ; Šumníková, Pavlína (advisor) ; Zemková, Jaroslava (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with adult people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, especially Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism, in connection with their employment in the Czech Republic. The goal of this thesis is to find out the labour opportunities and the support for these people. The thesis consists of a theoretical part and a case study. Introductory chapter describes Autism in general and defines all of Autism Spectrum Disorders. The second chapter is already focused on adults and the problems they face and which often set apart the current society. The third section includes the possibilities of employment for people with autism, supported employment services, the legislative framework of people with disabilities and last the benefits which employment of persons with autism provides. Case study in the end of the thesis concerns a man with autism who used supported employment services and found a job that suits him. Keywords Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger's syndrome, High Functioning Autism, problems going out of the diagnosis ASD, employment, supported employment, legislative
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Interests of children with Asperger's syndrome from the perspective of parents
Štěpánová, Lenka ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Kucharská, Anna (referee)
Our study conserns the problematics of interests of Asperger syndrome children. In the theoretical part, the diagnosis of Asparger syndrome in the context of Autistic specter disorders is being reviewed. Moreover, we define Asperger syndrome compared with other Autistic specter disorders and present methods of diagnosis. The whole study is focused on the area of the family of a child with disabilities. The empirici part describes our research, that focuses on defining the specific interests of Asparger syndrome children through analysis and comparsion of these interests.
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Speech Therapy intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum disorders
Horáková, Michaela ; Durdilová, Lucie (advisor) ; Felcmanová, Lenka (referee)
TITLE: Speech and language therapy intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders AUTHOR: Michaela Horáková DEPARTMENT: Department of special education SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Lucie Durdilová ABSTRACT: This bachelor thesis is devoted to speech and language therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders. The theoretical part deals with autism spectrum disorders, focusing on their classification, etiology, symptomatology with an emphasis on qualitative impairment in communication, and care options for preschool children with these disorders. The thesis also concerns with the theoretical bases of speech and language therapy intervention provided for children with autism spectrum disorders. The practical part is devoted to communication improvement in special nursery school. It includes case studies of two boys with autism. The aim of this qualitative research investigation is to evaluate children's communication skills, describe the intervention methods to improve their communication, and describe work with children in the classroom, focusing on stimulation of their communication competencies. KEYWORDS: Autism spectrum disorders; speech and language therapy intervention; communication improvement; alternative and augmentative communication; preschool education
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Upbringing and education of children with autism
Čížkovská, Lucie ; Počtová, Lenka (advisor) ; Krykorková, Hana (referee)
The theme of this thesis is upbringing and education of children with autism. The text is divided into five parts. The first chapter is primarily devoted to the diagnosis. There are introduced the types of autism spectrum disorders and disorders, which can be associated with autism. Furthermore, I describe the typical symptoms of autism in social interaction, communication, imagination, and more. The following chapter deals with possible treatments and therapies and various educational methods, such as TEACCH program or applied behavioral analysis. The third part describes the possible ways of teaching and educating children with autism spectrum disorder. This extensive chapter informs about the types of educational facilities for children with autism and the importance of a special needs teacher and teacher's assistant. It also offers view of the family of a child with autism and a variety of educational strategies used in the home. The fourth chapter informs about organizations helping children with autism. The last part is devoted to case report of a boy who attends a special class for children with disabilities in kindergarten.
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The possibilites of diagnostics and treatment of children with developmental dyspraxia / developmental coordination disorder
Smékalová, Barbora ; Kraus, Josef (advisor) ; Zounková, Irena (referee)
Diploma thesis "The possibilites of diagnostics and treatment of children with developmental dyspraxia / developmental coordination disorder" deals in it's theoretical part with the explanation of the terms "developmental dyspraxia" and "developmental coordination disorder" and summarizes the newest findings about the classification of children's motional disorders and possibilities of their treatment. In it's practical part, the thesis deals with certain possibilities of the DCD diagnostics. It uses Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2, which is instrumental to identify children movement difficulties. It is also engaged in praxis clinical examination of the chosen children and uses the DSDQ ‚07 questionary. The thesis proves the existence of movement difficulties on certain children with ADHD, learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder, as well as it proves the significant difference between standard scores of single components on children with learning disabilities. There has been discovered a worse quality of certain practical functions on chosen children and the result matches DCD in DCDQ ‚07.
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Autism - Application alternative and augmentative communication systems at the individuals with pervasive development disorders
Vošická, Edita ; Zemková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Novotný, Josef (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with alternative and augmentative communication systems using at the individuals with pervasive development disorders. Thesis is divided the theoretical and the experimental part. Theoretical part contains mainly informations about communication disability, speech development, diagnosis of communication abilities, alternative and augmentative communication systems and possibilities of aid to the families with child with pervasive development disorder. Experimental part presents research using questionnaire, which was send to the parents or legal representatives with child with pervasive development disorder. The research prepares base for next extensive researchs.
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The influence of early diagnostic on families of children with ASD
Čižmářová, Eliška ; Vítečková, Michaela (advisor) ; Adámková, Jana (referee)
The diploma thesis The influence of early diagnosis for family of children with ASD deals with problems with autistic spectrum disorders diagnostics. It is focused on families with ASD children. It also maps the period before the diagnosis. The main aim is to show the preceding situation and consequences after the diagnosis of one of the autistic spectrum disorders in the family. The thesis works with both, the psychic impacts influencing family members, but also many other factors. The acquired information is based on the narrative conversation with parents. It speaks about the first displayed symptoms and the attempt to solve the occurring problems. It also speaks about possible seeing doctors, and if so, what specialists and what approaches and diagnoses they met. Last but not least the thesis is interested in those who informed the family about ASD as the first, when it was diagnosed and the change of family life after the diagnosis.
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Benefits of nursery school for Children with autism spectrum disorder in sel-care
Mitašová, Marie ; Šiška, Jan (advisor) ; Šumníková, Pavlína (referee)
The bachelor thesis concerns benefits of a nursery school for children with autistic spectrum disorder with focus on development of self-care. The thesis concentrates on characteristics of autistic spectrum disorders and it's interconnection with practical aspects of developing self-care skills in a nursery school. Individual chapters describe the definition, diagnostics and related triad of problem areas, the spectrum of individual autistic disorders and the most frequently used methods and strategies of training and education of childrenwith autistic spectrum disorders. The second part of the thesis provides space for individual areas of self-care, cultivated in the nursery school. Individual chapters demonstrate detailed descriptions of practising self-care habits and skills, applied in daily routines of the nursery school. The thesis bases on published works in the area of autistic spectrum, as well as on practical experience of the author, obtained in several years of practice as a teacher in a special class for children with autistic spectrum disorders in a nursery school. Keywords: autistic spectrum disorders, self-care, nursery school, self-care habits and skills
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