TTLV: Communication skills of autistic children

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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. Student recognition decision No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Communication skills of children with autism

8. Major: Psychology Code: 60.31.04.01

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

10. Summary of thesis results:

Research results show that the communication skills of autistic children are still limited, especially for children with severe and moderate autism. Most children need assistance when performing their communication skills. In addition, children with mild autism can perform some groups of communication skills correctly without assistance, but this rate is not high. There are still children who do not perform correctly when assisted or refuse to perform communication skills, this rate mainly occurs in children with severe autism. There are also differences in the level of performance of communication skills between the ages of autistic children. There are many factors that affect the communication skills of autistic children such as: the level of autism of the child, personality characteristics, communication characteristics of autistic children; the education level of parents, the understanding of parents with autistic children about autism and communication characteristics of autistic children; Teachers' educational level, methods of teaching communication skills to autistic children and other objective factors such as the surrounding social environment or family communication environment.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis can be a useful reference for teachers of autistic children, parents of autistic children to research, consult, advise and build better programs, intervention goals suitable for children, to improve communication skills for autistic children. From there, it is possible to improve the communication skills of autistic children.

12. Further research directions:

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

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