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Quality of life in adults with severe from of the autism spectrum disorder - regional comparison
Tuzarová, Romana ; Bártová, Alžběta (advisor) ; Cooke, Dana (referee)
The present text is focused on analysing the quality of life of adults with severe forms of autism spectrum disorders in important aspects of their lives. We devote 3 chapters to awareness of autism spectrum disorders, descriptions and analysis of important aspects in the lives of persons with severe forms of autism spectrum disorders, as well as the analysis of the self-perceived quality of life of these persons and their parents or direct care takers. The results of the analysis offer answers to the questions, where the essential aspects of the lives of adults with severe autism spectrum disorders are diminished or at risk.
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Francoise Dolto - a personality of 20th century French pedagogy
Říhová, Nikola ; Klinka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ébert-Zeminová, Catherine (referee)
This thesis deals with the life of the French psychoanalyst and paediatrician Françoise Dolto. Thesis treats her personal life, defines the essential moments in her professional development. It summarises her theoretical ideas concerning child education and upbringing, child psychoanalysis and also touches on her impact on comtemporary educational practice. KEYWORDS Françoise Dolto, pedagogy, psychoanalysis, autism spectrum disorder, education
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The integration of a student with ASD and its impact of the school class as social group
HOLMANOVÁ, Barbora
?The integration of a student with ASD and its impact of the school class as a social group? is topic of my dissertation. The dissertation focuses on the inclusion of student with ASD in regular primary school (inclusion), legislation dealing with this topic and related terms such as a support measures, teaching assistant etc. Last but not least, I also focused on Asperger?s syndrome, its causes and symptoms. The main goal of the dissertation is to find out what are the impacts of integration a student with ASD on the class as a social group and what advantages and disadvantages follow from the integration.
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The process s of adaptation of preschool children with ASD in kindergartens
FINKOVÁ, Iveta
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to analyse how children with autism spectrum disorder adapt in different situations, how they manage the adaptation process as such and at the same time to find possibilities that can help teachers and parents during further adaptation. In order to achieve the given goal, I have chosen two methods, which are the method of observation and an interview with parents/educators. The theoretical part of the bachelor's thesis is divided into 7 chapters in which I have presented the information I have obtained from books and online sources. The practical part describes the progress of both methods and also the answers to the chosen areas that were created to process the interviews. It then contains a conclusion and summary of the results. The results show that the most important thing for adaptation is the individual approach, patience, and most importantly communication between the parent and the teacher, because that makes it much easier to get closer to the child, understand him/her and then figure out what approach to choose in order to get the best result and progress for the child. At the same time, it is important not to put much pressure on the child during the adaptation process and to let the child get used to it and be happy, because if we put demands on the child from the beginning, it can be stressful for the child and then he or she.
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Development of Interests in Autism Children Using Applied Behavior Analysis
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Aneta
This bachelor's thesis deals with developing interests of children with ASD using applied behavior analysis. The main objective was to determine how long it takes to arouse interest in an object (toy) for a child with ASD and how long the child would interact with this new object. The development of interests was explored within the framework of systematic pedagogical interventions with four children with ASD in a special education primary school for a period of five weeks. Favourite activities were paired with neutral objects, transforming the neutral stimulus into an object that children would seek out. The thesis includes a brief introductory presentation on the issue of autism and the basic principles of applied-behavior-analysis-based interventions. Furthermore, the progress of the research inquiry, summary, and discussion of findings are presented in detail.
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The Role of Video Games in Health Care and Medical Training
Gálíková, Markéta ; Langerová, Petra (referee) ; Šedrlová, Magdalena (advisor)
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá možným využitím počítačových her a technologiemi s nimi spojených v rámci medicínského vzdělávání a zdravotní péči. Veřejnost často vnímá videohry jako ztrátu času, nebo je využívají pouze pro zábavu. Cílem této práce je proto prokázat jejich využitelnost a pozitivní vliv na již zmínění medicínský vzdělání a zdravotní péči. První část práce pojednává o vlivu her na vzdělávání studentů medicíny, lékařů i pacientů a zároveň jej kriticky analyzuje. Druhá část je zaměřena na využití her ve zdravotní péči, jako je například terapie dětí s autismem nebo dětskou mozkovou obrnou, dále jako možnost redukování bolesti, či způsob objevování nových biochemických látek a struktur. Záměrem práce je zabývat se nejen počítačovými hrami, ale také s nimi spojenými technologiemi jako je virtuální a rozšířená realita, které ještě násobí zkušenosti získané v medicínském vzdělání.
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Cognitive flexibility in selected animal models of psychiatric disorders
Janíková, Martina ; Stuchlík, Aleš (advisor) ; Rokyta, Richard (referee) ; Ježek, Karel (referee)
Cognitive flexibility is the ability to adjust thinking and behavior based on changing conditions. Cognitive rigidity has been described in a variety of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders and has been suggested to contribute to symptom maintenance. Therefore, we aimed to study cognitive flexibility and other behavioral characteristics in several rodent models relevant to schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and autism spectrum disorder. In a two-hit mice model relevant to schizophrenia, we found the between-group difference in set- shifting and decreased number of parvalbumin interneurons in the hippocampus of stressed female mice. Interestingly, we found no impairment in any other behavioral task. In two pharmacological rat models relevant to OCD, we showed that sensitization to D2/D3 receptor agonist quinpirole and serotonin 1A/7 agonist 8-OH-DPAT produced severe spatial learning and memory impairment in the Active Allothetic Place Avoidance task. The impairment was so severe that the reversal couldn't be tested. Surprisingly, drugs decreasing glutamatergic neurotransmission, memantine and riluzole, further impaired the performance in both models, although no such effect was observed when they were applied alone. Lastly, we showed that the knockout of a collapsin response...
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Friendships and partner relationships in young adults with autism spectrum disorder
Slavíčková, Kateřina ; Sotáková, Hana (advisor) ; Kucharská, Anna (referee)
This master thesis examines friendship and partnership relationships in young adults with autism spectrum disorders. In the literature section, the definition of autism spectrum disorders according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems and the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-V manual is presented, the specific areas of autism spectrum disorders are discussed, with attention being paid mainly to the social area, and the chapter also focuses on diagnosis and support options. The next chapter covers general aspects of friendship and specifics in friendships for people on the spectrum. The chapter on partner relationships is divided in the same way. The literature section also includes specifics of relationships in the online world and concludes with a brief summary. The research section begins by introducing the research objectives and research questions. The research design was conceived as qualitative. The research was conducted in two phases, the first of which was an online questionnaire. The second phase then consisted of semi- structured interviews that aimed to deepen the findings from the questionnaire. Both phases of the research were evaluated qualitatively using the thematic analysis method. The results of the thesis describe how people on the...
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Francoise Dolto - a personality of 20th century French pedagogy
Říhová, Nikola ; Klinka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Ébert-Zeminová, Catherine (referee)
This thesis deals with the life of the French psychoanalyst and paediatrician Françoise Dolto. Thesis treats her personal life, defines the essential moments in her professional development. It summarises her theoretical ideas concerning child education and upbringing, child psychoanalysis and also touches on her impact on comtemporary educational practice. KEYWORDS Françoise Dolto, pedagogy, psychoanalysis, autism spectrum disorder, education
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