Suprun H. Special aspects psychological and social adaptation of children with autism in preschool age

The thesis is dedicated to research of the problem of psychologic and social adaptation of preschool children with autism. The main theoretical approaches the problem psychological and social adaptation in general and special psychology. The identified and explored the features of special psychological aspects of preschool children with autism. The social interaction defined one of the factors of psychologic and social adaptation of preschool children with autism. The structure of social interaction includes the uplifting, understanding and relationship of the child to the partner interaction. Designed by structural-level and experimental model psychological and social adaptation. The structural-level model psychologic and social adaptation of preschool children with autism describes the individual psychological and socio-psychological components, presents individualization and socialization are as psychological mechanisms, the psychological (internally-deterministic) and social (externally-deterministic) factors. Diagnostic experiment results found features components of psychologic and social adaptation of preschool children with autism. Found that children with autism are characterized mainly 3 and 4 type of emotional expansivity in relationships with peers. They sociometric position is in the circle isolated and neglected group members and occasionally - in the circle of those who prefer. The social interaction of children with autistic to adults is set at a low level, indicating a reduced possibility of spontaneous children mastering the skills to perceive, understand and form relationships with adults and peers during the interaction. Performing role behavior older preschoolers with autism is not only low and medium levels. Children with autism characterized by low and middle-adaptation, which according to the state and condition of the maladjustment and conditioned adaptability. The program of forming components of psychologic and social adaptation was developed for preschool children with autism and methodological assistance to teachers and parents. The paper presents the psychological technique "My story" and complex gaming activities to children with autism and peers. Using the psychological technique of "My Story" has shaped and improved personal contact and relationship of the child with autism to adult.