Engagement of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in activities of story production

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Emely Kelly Silva Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Jáima Pinheiro de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/83702
• topic: Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Engagement; Stories for children; PRONARRAR; Trastorno del Espectro Autista; Participación; Historias Infantiles; PRONARRAR; Transtorno do Espectro Autista; Engajamento; Histórias infantis.; PRONARRAR

The objective of this study was to analyze the behaviors that indicate engagement emitted by four children diagnosed with ASD, during the use of PRONARRAR, and identify what support is provided by the interlocutor and by this program, to help maintain children’s engagement in activities of story production covered by it. This is a descriptive study, with minimal interventions on the behaviors emitted by children when producing the stories. Four children diagnosed with ASD, support levels II and III, all nine-year-old, participated in this research, of which three were males and one female. Two individual sessions of approximately 25 minutes were conducted, using verbal and gestural support and strategies similar to the Dialogic Reading (DL). The sessions were filmed and their analysis was conducted using a protocol for recording the Engagement Behaviors in Activities of the PRONARRAR [a metatextual intervention program] (known by the acronym CEAP). The main program supports identified were: attractive image design and their permanence in the visual field of children throughout the activity. The interlocutor’s verbal, gestural and physical supports were also important. It is suggested to continue studies that contemplate the construction and development of stories, focusing on inferences, considering that investigations in this direction can be promising for the school performance of children with ASD.