Abstract:
The article seeks to explain the role of research, development and innovation in the issue of children with autism spectrum disorders and highlights the importance of new ideas and discoveries for individual development, socialization and social integration. We undertook a systematic and methodical approach regarding the scientific research activity carried out worldwide regarding the discovery of new elements, characteristic of the problem of children with ASD, the interpretation of the discovered facts, the review of some known aspects and facts, theories and laws necessary for the new knowledge useful for understanding the complex phenomenon of ASD. The article clarifies the notion of development and shows that it means the transformation of new ideas into practical solutions through their concrete and effective use in future research. On innovation, we insist on clarifying that the status of invention not only improves the existing data but also requires bringing something new and useful to the field.