Education of a Child with ASD for Values – Therapeutic Foundations
Abstract
This article is both theoretical and practical, and it presents two basic therapeutic foundations that should be taken into account in the therapy of autistic children whom we want to teach values. The aim of the article is to justify the choice of linguistic competences and the ability to mentalize as two main areas on which therapy should be based (especially the therapy with goals of educating children for values). The first part of the text focuses on these two areas: language and mentalizing, and their scientific background in working with children with ASD. A lot of space in the article was dedicated to the concept of mentalizing, which is less known to therapists and special educators. Among other things, the neurobiological determinants of this process, its relationship with learning, and interdependencies with linguistic competences, were indicated. The second part of the article presents, based on many years of practical experience of the author of the text, selected therapeutic techniques (such as the communication technique: face-to-face dialogue, the technique of keeping a diary or the emotional regulation training) which help children achieve the goals of learning relationships and education for values.
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