Free time activities of children with autism in weekly institution

Autor	Lukáš Rabovský
Organisation	Masarykova unverzita, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra speciální pedagogiky
Year	2014
Research type	bachelor thesis
Annotation	Main objective of this bachelor thesis is to find out how childrem with autism spend their free time in weekly institution. Secondary objective is find out how kids with autism spend free time with their family, and they are satisfied with the range of free activities for their child. The work has two theoretical chapters. The first is about autism, concisely about his history and about the triad of problems which are typical for autism (communication, social interaction and imagination). The second chapter is focused on free time, function of free time and child´s with autism play. In the practical part are four case studies of children with autism. They are focuses on free time activities in weekly institution, how chidren plays with toys and what children do, when they are with their family. For the purpose of the case studies were been used the following methods : semi-structured interview with the parents, children direct observation and analysis of the child's personal documentation and documentation of institution.
Keywords	autism, child with autism, play, parents, weekly institution, free time activities
Research type	qualitative
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Obor	AK Sport, leisure time activities, AM Pedagogy, education, AN Psychology
Email	vitkova@ped.muni.cz
Availability	available in the NRVDM electronic library
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Organisation	Masarykova unverzita, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra speciální pedagogiky
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