The Role of the Neuropsychologist in the rehabilitation of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Caio Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Francisca Giovana Andrade de, Caribé, Valdelice Juliane Alves, Conceição , Pedro Wilson Ramos da, Silva, Lilian Railine Ferry e, Soares, Sâmia Karina Lima, Amorin, Jardell Saldanha de, Santos, Jacqueline da Silva, Paulo, Sabrina Amorim, Silva, Regina Lucia dos Reis e, Sousa, Ulaidia Betânia da Silva, Soares, Ana Virgínia Nunes, Sousa, Maria Michele de Resende, Freitas, Karoline Marques da Silva, Sousa, Lindionne Ribeiro de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/17047
• topic: Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation; Autistic spectrum disorder.; Neuropsicología; Rehabilitación; Trastorno del espectro autista.; Neuropsicologia; Reabilitação; Transtorno do espectro autista.

Neuropsychology is a considerably new field of activity in face of the normalization of psychology in Brazil in its 59 years. Since, the practice of neuropsychologist has been shown to be essential with the multi and interdisciplinary team in the process of assessment and rehabilitation of children with autism spectrum disorder. This study will present the role of the neuropsychologist in the care and rehabilitation of children with ASD. This is a semi-structured qualitative interview conducted with two neuropsychologists, using Bardin's content analysis to describe the results. It was observed that the neuropsychologist helps in the initial stories, in addition to providing assistance to the team and family members on the management that should be adopted in the patient's rehabilitation, although difficulties are specified in team practice, however, acting in group is required for full diagnosis and rehabilitation. Therefore, the neuropsychologist has become a professional present in the rehabilitation teams of children with ASD, singing in hospitals as well as in specialized centers, considering that, with their knowledge, the development process gains quality and practicality during the treatment.