“Aut Fitness” — a Technology for Organizing Classes on Adaptive Physical Education for Children with ASD

The motor sphere in children with ASD is frequently affected in association with low social and communicative skills. This makes development of individually tailored physical education programs especially important. We present the results of contemporary foreign studies of the motor abilities of children with ASD that point to the efficiency of adaptive physical activities for motor development as well as acquiring everyday social and communicative skills. We present the first part of adaptive physical education technology &ldquo;Aut Fitness&rdquo;. The technology is based on the principles of organization of motions by N.A. Bernstein, the concepts of sensory integration and sensori-motor correction. The technology provides a comprehensive curriculum for physical ability and motor skills development of a child with ASD, from the diagnostic assessment to conceptualization of a training route to be implemented in close collaboration with the parents. The theoretical and methodological support is provided together with the aims of the technology for formation of motor skill and correction of behavior typical for ASD. The specifics of motor activity disorders in children with ASD and additional factors that make it difficult to study in physical education classes are described. Targets in the areas of general development, adaptation, health, well-being and age-specific advancement are identified and described. These are the development of strength, dexterity, endurance, coordination abilities; training in breathing exercises and elements of sports games; prevention and correction of posture disorders. The stages of the implementation of programs developed using the &ldquo;Aut Fitness&rdquo; technology are described These are a system of classes aimed at the harmonious motor and communicative development of children with ASD, taking into account their level of physical fitness.</p

Характеристика эпидемиологической ситуации по COVID-19 в Российской Федерации в 2020 г.

Background.The COVID-19 epidemic in the Russian Federation, which began in March 2020, caused serious damage to health of the population and led to severe economic losses. By December 28, 2020, 3 078 035 cases of COVID-19 and 55 265 lethal outcomes were registered in the country. The population of all territorial subjects of the country is involved in the epidemic process of COVID-19. The severe epidemiological situation made it necessary to conduct an analysis to identify the factors that determine the high intensity of the epidemic process, as well as the population groups with the highest risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Aims to study the patterns of SARS-CoV-2 spread and the epidemiological features of the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Russian Federation in 2020. Methods.An epidemiological analysis of the COVID-19 situation in the Russian Federation was carried out to determine the dynamics of morbidity, the gender proportion and age structure of patients, the proportion of hospitalized patients, the ratio of various forms of infection, the social and professional status of patients. Standard methods of descriptive statistics Microsoft Excel and STATISTICA 12.0 (StatSoft, USA) were used for statistical processing. The mean values were estimated with a 95% confidence interval [95% CI] (the exact Klopper Pearson method). Results.During the observation time (2020), several periods were identified in the dynamics of the new COVID-19 cases detection: the period of importation of SARS-CoV-2 and the increase in morbidity, the period of epidemic decline, the period of autumn growth, the period of sustained high incidence of COVID-19. It was found that people over 70 years of age are the group with the highest risk of infection and a more severe course of COVID-19. The presence of target contingents among social and professional groups of the population, which should include medical workers, retired person, employees of educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, transport, who require special attention and medical and social support, was shown. Conclusions.The analysis showed that the large-scale spread of COVID-19 requires in-depth epidemiological studies and the development of additional disease control measures, taking into account the dynamics of the incidence of this socially significant infection.Обоснование.ЭпидемияCOVID-19вРоссийской Федерации, начавшисьвмарте 2020 г., нанесла серьезнейший ущерб здоровью населенияипривелактяжелым экономическим потерям.К28 декабря 2020 г.встране зарегистрировано 3 078 035 случаяCOVID-19и55 265 летальных исходов.Вэпидемический процессCOVID-19 вовлечено население всех субъектов Российской Федерации. Тяжелая эпидемиологическая ситуациявстране обусловила необходимость проведения анализасвыявлением факторов, определяющих высокую интенсивность эпидемического процесса,атакже групп населенияснаиболее высоким риском инфицированияSARS-CoV-2. Цель исследования изучить закономерности распространенияSARS-CoV-2иэпидемиологические особенности начального этапа пандемииCOVID-19вРоссийской Федерациив2020 г. Методы.Проведен эпидемиологический анализ ситуациипоCOVID-19вРоссийской Федерациисопределением динамики заболеваемости, гендерной пропорцииивозрастной структуры заболевших, удельного веса госпитализированных пациентов, соотношения различных форм инфекции, социальногоипрофессионального статуса заболевших.Длястатистической обработки использованы стандартные методы описательной статистики Microsoft ExcelиSTATISTICA 12.0 (StatSoft, США). Средние значения оценивалисучетом 95% доверительного интервала [95% ДИ] (по точному методу КлоппераПирсона). Результаты.Завремя наблюдения (2020 г.) выделено несколько периодоввдинамике выявления новых случаевCOVID-19: период завозаSARS-CoV-2ироста заболеваемости, период эпидемического затишья, период осеннего подъема, период устойчиво высокого уровня заболеваемостиCOVID-19. Установлено,чтолица старше 70 лет являются группойснаиболее высоким риском зараженияиболее тяжелым течениемCOVID-19. Показано наличие целевых контингентов среди социальныхипрофессиональных групп населения,кчислу которых следует отнести медицинских работников, пенсионеров, работников образовательных учреждений, правоохранительных органов, транспорта, которые требуют особого вниманияимедико-социальной поддержки. Заключение.Проведенный анализ показал,чтомасштабное распространение COVID-19 требует проведения углубленных эпидемиологических исследованийиразработки дополнительных противоэпидемических мероприятийсучетом динамики заболеваемости этой социально значимой инфекцией