Experience in organizing psychological and pedagogical support to families raising children with ASD in the resource center "Nadezhda" of Volzhsky town ¹²⁷

High-quality psychological and pedagogical support of a child is impossible without work with the family. The process of organizing of psychological and pedagogical support for families raising children with autism spectrum disorders in the resource center of the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children "Nadezhda" in Volzhsky, Volgograd Region is described. The process of psychological and pedagogical support of families includes: diagnostics, informational support, teaching parents of competencies in raising and educating of children, involving parents in everyday correctional and development process, leisure activities. The role of interaction between specialists and parents, as well as role of the “School of Effective Parenting”, held in the “Nadezhda” Center emphasized in improving the quality of life of the family.

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, psycho-educational support of the family, effective interaction, socialization, quality of life

Column: Pedagogical & Parental Experience

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2019170407