LANGUAGE EDUCATION THROUGH MOTOR AND PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITIES FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN
LANGUAGE EDUCATION THROUGH MOTOR AND PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITIES FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyses the motor and psychomotor peculiarities specific to autistic children with associated retardation, and also the way in which autism and retardation influence the cognitive and affective development and the language. This study has entailed the application of a set of tests with a view to a discrete evaluation of each subject and to determine their psychomotor deficiency in correlation with the age of the autistic child. It should be stated that the support and implementation of psycho-pedagogical intervention programs in schools, aimed at autistic children, which include alternative therapies based on motor and psychomotor activities, help in language stimulation, intellectual development and social integration of these children.

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