On the Preschool Education of Children with Autism. The Current State of the Issue

The main symptoms of autism takes long time to develop. Preschool education of children with autism spectrum dis­orders (ASD) is not only of psycho-educational and developmental importance, but also serves as the most important preventive factor. The proposed thematic issue «Preschool Education of Children with ASD: the Implementation of Adapted Educational Programs and the Application of Evidence-Based Practices» presents six articles on the actual is­sues of preschool education for children with autism spectrum disorders in Russia. Two articles deal with general issues (research and diagnosis of ASD), the authors of four other articles introduce the methods of teaching and support of preschool children. The possible prospects for further research and importance of the topics of publications are shown.

1. Balčiūnienė I., Kornev A.N. Speech and Oral Discourse in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study of Spontaneous Bilingualism. Part I: Clinical and Anamnestic Evaluation. Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders (Russia), 2023, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 68—75. DOI:10.17759/autdd.2023210108
2. Dovbnya S., Morozova T., Zalogina T. et al. Deti s rasstroistvami autisticheskogo spektra v detskom sadu i shkole: praktiki s dokazannoi effektivnost’yu [Children with ASD in kindergarten and school: practices with proven efficiency]. Saint Petersburg: Publ. Seans, 2018. 202 p. ISBN 978-5-905669-37-8.
3. Morozov S.A. Kompleksnoe soprovozhdenie lits s rasstroistvami autisticheskogo spektra: uchebno-metodicheskoe posobie [Comprehensive support for persons with autism spectrum disorders: guidelines] / Society for supporting autistic children “Dobro”. Moscow, 2015. 539 p. ISBN 978-5-9907171-8-3.
4. Morozov S.A. The Progress of Approbation of the Approximate Adapted General Education Program of Preschool Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders (Russia), 2018, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 3—11. DOI:10.17759/autdd.2018160401
5. Morozov S.A., Morozova T.I. Vospitanie i obuchenie detei s autizmom (doshkol’nyi vozrast): uchebno-metodicheskoe posobie [Raising and teaching autistic children (preschool age): teaching and practical manual]. Moscow: Publ. Knizhnoe izdatel’stvo, 2017. 323 p. ISBN 978-5-6040130-9-0.
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7. Nazarkina S.I., Tsarev A.M. Organizatsiya “Sluzhby soprovozhdeniya sem’i i rebenka” v g. Pskove [Organizing the “Service for the support for the family and the child in the city of Pskov”]. In Sokolova V.M. (ed.) Sluzhba soprovozhdeniya sem’i i rebenka: Innovatsionnyi opyt: Metodicheskii sbornik [Service for the support for the family and the child: Innovative experience: Collected resources]. Vladimir: Publ. Tranzit-IKS, 2010. Pp. 5—18. ISBN 978-5-8311-0474-5.
8. Nikitina Yu.V. Trudnosti, voznikayushchie u roditelei detei s RAS [Difficulties faced by parents of children with ASD]. In Khaustov A.V. (ed.) Organizatsiya raboty s roditelyami detei s rasstroistvami autisticheskogo spektra: Metodicheskie rekomendatsii [Organizing working with parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: Teaching recommendations]. Moscow: Publ. Federal Resource Center of the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 2017. Pp. 6—27. ISBN 978-5-94051-164-9.
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