Maternidade e autismo : desafios e aprendizados

Abstract

This work presents the report of a mother, of an autistic child, whose pedagogical and maternal knowledge, enabled to apply concepts of care and intruction to the child who demanded attention and treatment, in patterns that were capable of reversing the situations that presented themselves in relation to the Disorder of the Autistic Spectrum (TEA). In this research, the bibliographic and qualitative approach, of a descriptive nature that, according to Martins and Bicudo (2005), refers to the type of investigation capable of comprehending and describing, in a comprehensive way, personal, aspects which cannot be specified numerically. It was then decided to use a report of the situatios experienced, establishing a dialogue with academic research, about their challenges,Relating the theme to the bibliographic research, it was possible to list base units that resulted in the fololwing structuring that of work: the diagnosis; the relationhip between mother and child in domestic life; the relatioship between mother, autistic chid and school. The results identified, through this research, provided the expansion of knowledge about ASD and the laws that involve the right of individuals with the disorder. One can also understand the role of being the mother of an inclusion child who needed adequate stimuli to develop.Finally, really, its is possible to say, with this work, that the challenges faced were followed by learning, and that both were guided by the acceptance of the diagnosis and unconditional love.