Abstract

SILVA, José Valdo Tenório da et al. TELESERVICE IN PHYSICAL EXERCISE FOR POPULATION WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2023, vol.29, e0151.  Epub May 15, 2023. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702023v29e0151.

In this paper, we aimed to identify possibilities and difficulties related to teleservice in physical exercise for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) attended by a specialized service in Maceió, Brazil. The AB design was used, and, at baseline, instruments for characterizing the ASD-related symptom profiles of the participants and sociodemographic aspects of both the participants and their family mediators were applied. The intervention phase, which consisted of a teleservice in physical exercise via WhatsApp and a phone call for those who had smartphones and only via phone call for those who did not, was extended from April 2020 to December 2021 and counted on ten male children (6.8 ± 2.1 years old) and their family mediators. During the intervention, analyses of the audiovisual records of the family mediators were conducted regarding the possibilities and difficulties of the application of the intervention. Although there were technological and social difficulties, it was concluded that teleservice was an important strategy to continue the practice of physical activity in the home environment and was associated with an improvement in the relationship between family mediators and individuals with ASD.

Keywords : Distance learning; Autism; Education of people with disabilities; Physical exercises; Psychology and education.

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