Higher education students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: an integrative review of brazilian literature

• Autor(a) principal: Camalionte, Daniele de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Kondo, Letícia, Rocha, Aila Narene Dahwache Criado
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/64322
• topic: Special education; University education; Autistic Spectrum Disorder.; Educación Especial; Educación Superior; Trastorno del Espectro Autista.; Educação Especial; Ensino Superior; Transtorno do Espectro Autista.

According to the growing number of students diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) reaching Higher Education, this Integrative Literature Review aimed to analyze the process of university education of students with ASD with an emphasis on their access, admission and permanence in Higher Education in institutions Brazilian educational institutions. Taking into account the mentioned objective of the research, the databases VHL Regional Portal, SciELO and CAPES Journals were consulted, using the following descriptors to search for studies: higher education, higher education, university, autism, autistic spectrum, autistic disorder. In the sample obtained, 7 articles were retrieved that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, which were considered suitable for analysis. From reading the studies, barriers were identified for the inclusion and permanence of students diagnosed with ASD in the academic context, as well as, possible strategies were pointed out to improve accessibility. Therefore, a gap is concluded in the national literature on evidence-based interventions specifically designed for university students with ASD in Brazil.