USING THE METHOD OF SOCIAL STORIES IN THE FORMATION OF LIFE COMPETENCIES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Abstract. The article discusses the theoretical aspects of the study of motor imitation as the basis for the formation of communication skills; the features of imitative skills in children with autistic disorders; the ways of the formation of motor imitation skills in children with ASD.
Key words: autism spectrum disorders, motor imitation, non-verbal communication, communication skills.
Kozlovskaya Galina – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Docent of the Department of defectology of the North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol
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