Importância do diagnóstico diferencial no Tratamento do Transtorno do Espectro do autismo (TEA), Transtorno do Desenvolvimento de Linguagem (TDL) e Apraxia de Fala na Infancia (AFI)

Abstract

Aim: to present a literature review about the main instruments used for the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Development Disorder and childhood speech apraxia, in order to assist in the construction of the differential diagnosis, using intervention and, consequently, as losses that these types of disorders can cause to the owners. Research strategies: The analyzed journals were published in the last seven years, on free access professionals platforms, in fact Scielo and PubMed, with the descriptors in Autism spectrum disorder, Language development disorders, speech disorders, apraxia, differential diagnosis instruments for evaluation. Results: Of the 30 articles surveyed, 15 were included in the review. There was a predominance of qualitative studies, demonstrating that there are effective instruments for the individual assessment of each pathology, but these are not correlate and / or complement each other in order to build a line of reasoning in search of the differential diagnosis. Conclusions: the present literature about background it was not found instruments that combines congruent characteristics that lead to the differential diagnosis, this study demonstrates that it is necessary, in addition to the technical domain of the protocols, the use of refined theoretical and practical knowledge, skill in clinical management during application of the tests, accurate knowledge of the psychometric patterns of the individuals evaluated, as well as the observation of clinical symptoms presented during the evaluation, in order to define the most appropriate treatment for the case, as early as possible.