Approaches and Techniques for the Development of Self-Awareness in Adolescents and Young People with ASD

Kostin I.

doi:10.17759/autdd.2018160402

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Autism and Developmental Disorders
2018. Vol. 16, no. 4, 12–16
doi:10.17759/autdd.2018160402
ISSN: 1994-1617 / 2413-4317 (online)

Approaches and Techniques for the Development of Self-Awareness in Adolescents and Young People with ASD ⁸⁶²

Kostin I.
PhD in Psychology, Senior researcher, Institute of Special Education, Moscow, Russia
e-mail: kostin@ikp.email

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The difficulty of experiences and impressions verbalizing, the isolation of memories in the autobiographical memory and the problems of age identity are important features of the self-awareness in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Some techniques of psychocorrectional work with the area of selfawareness in people with autism spectrum disorders are briefly described. Highlights from the compendium of work with a group of young disabled people, conducted in the «Communication Space» organization in Moscow are also given.

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, self-awareness, age-related identity, “diary of events and impressions”, study of literary texts

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2018160402

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Kostin I. Approaches and Techniques for the Development of Self-Awareness in Adolescents and Young People with ASD. Autizm i narušenie razvitiâ = Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018. Vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 12–16. doi:10.17759/autdd.2018160402. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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