Specifics of teacher assistants work with pupils with ASD in mainstream primary schools in the field of social skills development

The aim of the bachelor thesis is to clarify the specifics of the work of teaching assistants with pupils with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream primary schools in the field of social skills development. The theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to autism spectrum disorder and basic theoretical knowledge about these disorders, including the definition of triad problem areas and the way of classification of individual disorders. The theoretical part further deals with the description of the position of teaching assistant within the Czech education system, including its legislative anchor. In the following chapters of the theoretical part of the thesis, the work of teaching assistant with pupils with autism spectrum disorder is discussed with a specific focus on methods that teaching assistant can use in his work with this target group. In addition, the topic of cooperation of teaching assistant with pupil(s), their family(s) and school is also presented. The theoretical part concludes with a chapter on the possibilities and importance of developing the social skills of pupils with autism spectrum disorder within the framework of normal education. The empirical part brings the results of qualitative research, which were obtained through semi-structured interviews with ten assistant..