Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: singularities of psychosocial development

• Autor(a) principal: Saad, Amanda Pereira Risso
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Bastos, Paulo Roberto Haidamus de Oliveira, Souza, Geisa Alessandra Cavalcante de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Educação Especial (UFSM)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/educacaoespecial/article/view/41858
• topic: Psychosocial support system; teenager; Autism Spectrum Disorder.; Sistemas de apoyo psicosocial; adolescentes; Trastorno del Espectro Autista.; Sistemas de Apoio Psicossocial; Adolescente; Transtorno do Espectro Autista.

Psychosocial development presents particular characteristics at each stage of the life cycle and it is linked to the experiences between individual and environment. The present study characterized the psychosocial development of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, considering relational singularities from the perspective of interaction, inclusion and social integration, in the view of parents and / or guardians. It is a quantitative work made by the application of an authorial form to 26 parents and/or guardians of adolescents attending a specific institution. The results pointed out losses mainly in the personal relationships and social inclusion, negatively affecting the psychosocial development. In this sense, strategies are needed to expand the development of this population, with support to the families, incentive of personal skills and contact with coherent activities with the stage of life. However, the lack of instrumentalisation of health services and socialization in integrated environments fosters the need for new knowledge in this context to guarantee equity.