Індивідуальний підхід до застосування музичної терапії у роботі з дітьми з розладами спектра аутизму

Abstract

The article raises the problem of corrective educational work with autistic children in conditions of inclusion. The urgency of this topic is emphasized due to the tendency of the birth rate increase of children who have disorders of psychophysical development. This causes the complexity of creating appropriate pedagogical conditions of education and correction for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the modern Ukrainian society. The problem of training the children with Autism and their adaptation is especially important in the process of the special education development in Ukraine nowadays. The development of effective theoretical and methodological approaches to form the social communication personality traits in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders emphasizes the priority of special psychology issues. The author analyzes the mechanisms of art influence on a child with special educational needs in the process of correctional education. The influence of music on children with Autism and application of music therapy during working with such a category of children are defined in the article. The art music therapy approach in the process of rehabilitation and education allows to form child’s personality and promote their social adaptation. Stimulation of creative activity corrects the child's mental development disorders and deviations in the cognitive, emotional and personality spheres as well as creates conditions for socialization. The author pays special attention to the methods, forms, techniques and means of working with autistic children, considering the uniqueness of their mental organization. The necessity of an individual approach to the educational corrective interaction with such category of children and importance of the individual forms of work are emphasized. Key words : Autism, violations of psychophysical development, music therapy, inclusiveness, correctional work, pedagogical conditions.