List of publications on a keyword: «social skills»

The article discusses the features of the development of speech communication in children with ASD, supported by practical examples, such as delay or lack of speech; echolalia; stereotypical or repetitive use of language; problems with the social context and understanding of figurative meaning; insufficient use of communicative intentions, which is important for creating individual approaches to the development of effective strategies that contribute to the communicative development of children with ASD.

The article discusses the main approaches to providing psychological assistance to children with ASD in overcoming the development of speech communications: early intervention, teaching alternative ways of communication, using visual supports, creating a supportive speech environment, developing individual training programs along with game motivation, etc., which help children develop communication skills in various situations of speech interaction.

The article considers social skills based on the polymodal approach as a means and result of the interaction of a person with social reality. The diagnostic method SUM-60 (Social skills of a personality – 60) and the results of its testing among young people are presented. The method includes a complex of social and socio-psychological skills focused on adaptive and positive behavior in the social world. The social skills analysis algorithm is proposed; their relationships with communicative and personal characteristics, value orientations, self-esteem and self-efficacy are shown.

In recent years researchers are paying more and more attention to the social skills of schoolchildren but we still lack research works on the social skills of the schoolchildren attending PE classes. the authors outlines that for this reason, the level of the social skills in the PE lessons and the importance of social skills for the schoolchildren will be discussed in the article.

It is specified in the article that a lack of situational social skills in daily life situations imply a significant problem for school-age students. Therefore, this paper is intended to evaluate how situational social skills of upper class secondary school students are evaluated.