Representações do passado escolar por mulheres autistas sob a abordagem (auto)biográfica

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Flávia Lomba
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lima, Rita de Cássia Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa (Auto)biográfica
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.uneb.br/index.php/rbpab/article/view/10663
• topic: Autismo; Autismo feminino; Narrativas de vida; Representações sociais; Escola

This paper aims to investigate social representations about “being normal” regarding the school pasts of women diagnosed with level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder. Emphasizing the (auto)biographical approach and using Social Representation Theory, the analysis allows an attentive listening of the subject’s individual stories, without ignoring the social aspects. This work presents some of the theories explaining the prevalence of “male” patients in ASD diagnosis, pointing to the hypothesis of “female” patients exhibiting different signs, which results in underdiagnosis. The interviews were semi-structured, with elements of a conversation interview. Among the eight life narratives, three will be presented in this work. The results show a sense of “being normal” connected to acting as their “colleagues”, even though there are some moments of bifurcation with “being normal” to teachers, possibly as a sign of school “normalization”. Despite the advancements being made, there is a lack of studies observing genders (which isn’t the same as biological sex) besides the “male” and “female” binary on the field. Therefore, this study reinforces the need for more research that allows subjects with disabilities to be listened to, for a more inclusive society.