The purpose of this article is to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of selected educational and therapeutic interventions. The analyzes were carried out on the basis of the research method defined as a case study, where “human research is a pretext to show the problem; the study of the problem is a pretext to speak about a man”. In accordance with the convention of qualitative research, the experience of the researcher as a co-occurring, acting and experiencing person of the studied phenomenon was taken into account. The article presents and assesses the following forms of therapeutic and educational interactions: pedagogical, psychological, neurological therapy, sensory and musical integration, aquatherapy, hippotherapy, felinotherapy, and Tomatis auditory training therapy. The description of the observations made refers to the perspective of the parent - educator, cooperating with the observed child, his teachers and therapists, and includes observations on the reactions and changes in the child’s behavior occurring in connection with the forms of support used. The article ends with proposals for educational and community support for parents and caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders.
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