Remote psychological counseling with the use of telehealth technologies may be considered as one of the types of psychological and educational work with children. Due to the limitations of receiving full-time psychological and educational services, remote counseling may be the only available alternative support form for families of children with autism. This review of the Russian and international literature aims to reveal the general advantages and limitations of remote psycho-educational work and to identify existing protocols for conducting counseling. The data on studies in the field of online work with autistic children are presented. Concluded, that for successful online counseling of families of autistic children, four key conditions are necessary: professional qualities of a consultation provider, taking into account the family environment of the child, the presence of measurable characteristics of the intervention and the possibility of face-to-face interaction with the child.
The article presents current understanding of consultation of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Russia along with the typical contexts in which families looking for help. The necessity of an integrated approach to the organization of consultations shown. We introduce a three-component program of psychological and educational support developed at the Federal Resource Center for Organization of Comprehensive Support to Children with ASD of MSUPE. The program includes a comprehensive psychological and educational examination, the development of an educational route and the feedback receiving, aimed at the analysis of the dynamics of development. The results of the evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of the program shown, demonstrating positive dynamics in the development of the child and the emerging needs of the family. We registered change in educational pathways as well as improvement of adaptive behavior. Additionally, we analyzed typical difficulties in following recommendations as reported by parents
The need for the social adaptation of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders determined by its psychophysical development. The organization of basic and additional education of the presented category of chil dren should be carried out on the basis of adapted educational programs that consider specifics of child development. Adaptive tourism classes can fully apply to additional education programs. This direction includes a diverse list of areas of work with children, on the basis of which it is possible to make programs of special and developmental classes for children with ASD. One of the main directions is the development of socialization. Adaptive tourism programs, which include various effective teaching methods, contribute to the development of interpersonal relations, the for mation of group work skills, the development of behavioral peercommunication rules and norms, the development of leisure skills and successful adaptation in a children environment.
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