The use of assistive technology by the student with cerebral palsy in the school context

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Camila Boarini dos
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Marques, Maria Lúcia Chicarelli, Andrade, Mirela Moreno Almeida de, 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/30018
• topic: Occupational Therapy; Cerebral palsy; Assistive technology.; Terapia Ocupacional; Paralisia cerebral; Tecnologia assistiva.

The student with Cerebral Palsy (CP) may have limitations in their daily life activities, due to pathology and environmental barriers, which hinder their performance in different contexts. This study aimed to identify which Assistive Technology (AT) resources are being used by students with CP in school and to analyze if their uses are related to the motor and communicative function of these students. Twenty students with CP and 19 teachers responsible for these students participated in this study. To collect data, we used the data referring to TA collected through the "Screening Protocol for the collaborative work between health and education", as well as the data identified in the Gross Motor Function Measurement Classification System (GMFCS), Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and Communication Function Classification System (CFCS). Regarding the analysis of the results, a database was organized using Microsoft Excel and, later, the IBM SPSS Statistics, version 22 software was used to carry out the statistical analysis of the study. The results of this study allowed us to conclude that the main AT resources identified in the school context are adapted mobility and furniture resources. It is suggested that new studies be carried out with this population in order to increase the number of participants and investigate other aspects that may interfere with the use of AT in the school context of the child with CP.