To the issue of the comprehensive assessment of the skating classes' effectiveness for children with autism spectrum disorders

Importance. The socialization of children with autism spectrum disorders (hereinafter referred to as ASD) involves a variety of pedagogical approaches to solving existing problems, and physical activity of children with ASD is one of the tools of habilitation. Complex-coordinated sports, such as adaptive figure skating, can positively affect the main deficits in ASD. Using the example of adaptive figure skating for children with ASD in the adaptive figure skating section “Crystal Puzzles”, this study examines the positive impact of this sport on correcting the main deficits in ASD. This requires a comprehensive approach to evaluating the effectiveness of classes. The purpose of the study is to establish the zone of influence of figure skating on the development and socialization of children with ASD, and to search for tools for integrating children with ASD into the society of people without disabilities through figure skating.Materials and Methods. A theoretical review of domestic and foreign literature, observation, testing, questioning of parents, assessment of the growth rate of the main indicators of physical fitness of pupils according to the formula of V.I. Usakov, the formula for calculating arithmetic averages.Result and Discussion. The results of a comprehensive diagnosis of figure skating classes in the adaptive figure skating section “Crystal Puzzles” can serve as a guide in the development of physical activity of children with mental disabilities and the search for their success zone.Conclusion. The pupils of the “Crystal Puzzles” section have a significant increase in indicators not only in physical development, in particular, the development of coordination and balance (23 %), but also in social interaction. Motor activity on skates develops the concentration of attention of a child with mental disabilities, and an interdisciplinary approach to the training process activates progress in communication and social integration.