Intenzivni interesi: poticaj ili prepreka u razvoju igre i socijalne komunikacije kod autistične djece?

master's thesis

• Title (english): Intensive interests: incentive or barrier in the development of play and social communication in autistic children?
• Author: Jana Korlević
• Mentor: Jasmina Stošić (mentor)
• Committee member: Jasmina Stošić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Wagner Jakab (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Natalija Lisak Šegota (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Imanje intenzivnih interesa jedno je od glavnih obilježnja autističnih osoba te predstavlja jedan od kriterija za postavljanje same dijagnoze poremećaja iz spektra autizma (PSA). Ipak intenzivni interesi mogu imati različite utjecaje na različite aspekte života autističnih pojedinaca o čemu sve više izvještavaju autistični samozastupnici. Pregledom dosadašnjih istraživanja može se uočiti da postoje dobrobiti intenzivnih interesa o kojima najčešće izvještavaju same autistične osobe i stručnjaci kada opisuju primjenu različitih metoda i intervencijskih pristupa. No postoji i drugi niz istraživanja koji govori o izazovima, nedostacima koji su vezani uz intenzivne interese ili iz njih proizlaze, a čije sudionike najčešće čine roditelji autistične djece i stručnjaci. Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je istražiti ulogu intenzivnih interesa u razvoju igre autistične djece te u njihovoj socijalnoj komunikaciji. Za potrebe provedbe istraživanja kreiran je protokol koji se sastoji od dva dijela, prvi dio uključuje generičke igračke, a drugi dio igračke vezane uz intenzivne interese pojedinog sudionika. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo ukupno sedmero autistične djece u dobi od 4 do 8 godina starosti s potvrđenom dijagnozom poremećaja iz spektra autizma, a samo istraživanje je provedeno u Nastavno-kliničkom centru ERF-a. Dobiveni rezultati su vrlo raznoliki zbog čega se ne može donositi opće zaključke o ulozi intenzivnih interesa. Međutim, ovo istraživanje nudi uvid u ponašanja heterogene skupine autistične djece kada se nalaze u okolini obogaćenoj igračkama vezanim uz njihove intenzivne interese. Kod neke djece uočena su poboljšanja u intenzitetu i kvaliteti socijalne komunikacije, dok se kod drugih čini da dolazi do povlačenja u samostalnu igru. Osim toga, pokazalo se da nema razlika u vrsti igre s obzirom na obogaćenost okoline igračkama vezanim uz intenzivne interese djeteta.

Abstract (english)

Having intensive interests is one of main characteristics of autistic individuals and it represents one of criteriums of making diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, intensive interests can have different influences in different aspects of life of autistic individuals about witch more and more autistic self-advocates report about. Research review shows that there are benefits of intensive interests about which often report autistic individuals and experts when describing use of different methods and intervention approaches. But there is other line of research which reports about challenges, deficits connected to intensive interests or that arises from intensive interests and which participants are mostly parents of autistic individuals and experts. The aim of this research was to investigate the role of intense interests in the development of play in autistic children and in their social communication. A protocol consisting of two parts was created for the purposes of the research, the first part includes generic toys, and the second part includes toys related to the intense interests of the individual participant. A total of seven autistic children between the ages of 4 and 8 with a confirmed diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder participated in the research and the research itself was conducted at the Center for Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences. The obtained results are very diverse, which is why it is not possible to draw general conclusions about the role of intense interests. However, this research offers insight into the behaviors of a heterogeneous group of autistic children when they are in an environment enriched with toys related to their intense interests. Some children have shown improvements in the intensity and quality of social communication, while others seem to withdraw into independent play. In addition, it was shown that there are no differences in the type of play with regard to the enrichment of the environment with toys related to the intense interests of the child.

• Keywords: intenzivni interesi; igra autistične djece; socijalna interakcija i komunikacija
• Keywords (english): intensive interests; play of autistic children; social interaction and communication
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:929035
• Study programme: Title: University graduate study of Educational Rehabilitation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije (sveučilišni magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije)
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-19 14:56:47