TTLV: Communication skills for children with autism

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Phuong Thao                        

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 20, 1988

4. Place of birth: Yen Lang – Dai Tu – Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on student admission No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Communication skills for children with autism

8. Major: Psychology Code: 60.31.04.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Lan

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Research results show that communication skills in autistic children remain limited, especially in those with severe and moderate autism. Most children require assistance in performing their communication skills. Additionally, mildly autistic children may be able to correctly perform some communication skills without assistance, but this percentage is not high. There are still children who do not perform correctly with assistance or who refuse to perform communication skills, primarily those with severe autism. There are also differences in the level of communication skill development among autistic children of different ages. Many factors influence the communication skills of autistic children, such as: the severity of autism, personality traits, and communication characteristics of the autistic child; the educational level of the parents, and their understanding of autism and the communication characteristics of their autistic child. The educational level of the teachers, the methods used to teach communication skills to autistic children, and other objective factors such as the surrounding social environment or the communication environment within the family.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis can serve as a useful reference for teachers of autistic children and parents of autistic children to consult, advise, and better develop appropriate intervention programs and goals for children, aiming to improve their communication skills. This can ultimately lead to improved communication skills in autistic children.

12. Future research directions:

If possible, further research will be conducted to develop specific intervention plans and programs to improve the communication skills of children with autism.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ABOUT MASTER'S THESIS

1. Name: Nguyen Phuong Thao 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 20, 19884. Place of birth: Yen Lang, Dai Tu District, Thai Nguyen Province

5. Student Recognition Decision: No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐH dated December 28th, 2012 of the principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process: No

7. Thesis Title: Communication skills of Autistic children

8. Major: Psychology 9. Code: 60.31.04.01

10. Supervisor: A. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Lan

11. Summary of the thesis results:

Research results are shown that communication skills of autistic children still have many restrictions. Especially with autistic children in high and moderate levels. Mostly, all of the children need to help realize their communications skills. Moreover, autistic children of the low level can properly do some communication skills without assistance, however this is not much. Still there are some persons who cannot execute properly with assistance help or they don't want to do communication skills, this proportion occurs mainly in autistic children. There are also differences of implementation level communication between ages of autistic children. Also there are many elements that influence communication skills of autistic children as blows: autistic level personality characteristics, characteristics communication of autistic children, education level of parents, understanding of parents have autistic children about autism and characteristics of autistic children, educational level of teachers, teaching methods of communication skills for autistic children and other objective factors such as the social environment or communication environment, family communication.

12. Practical applications:

The results of the thesis can make useful reference for teachers of autistic children. The parents have autistic children can research for consultation, research consultants better program. Appropriate interventions with children to enhance communication skills for autistic children. Then we can improve communication skills of autistic children.

13. Next researches:

If could be profound research to make plans, intervention program is concrete with a view to communication skills enhancement of autistic children.

14. Published research papers in connection with the thesis: None