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SANTOS, Laura Marques et al. Neurodiversity in Academic Life of a Medical Student with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2024, vol.30, e0182.  Epub 26-Set-2024. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702024v30e0182.

The objective of this work was to report the case of an academic student with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) inserted in the Problem-Based Learning methodology of the Medical course. She was diagnosed with ASD at age 20, manifests a deficit in social interaction, language impairment, repetitive behavior, peculiar motor pattern, changes in sensory integration, qualitative changes in executive functions and anxiety attacks in situations of social exposure, mainly in the academic environment. She received some help and adaptations provided by the coordination and professors at the medical school, but they are still insufficient for her full inclusion in the reality of the undergraduate course. People with ASD, or other neurodiversities, have peculiar difficulties; thus, it is up to the institution and the personnel involved with the teaching-learning processes to ensure access, permanence, and the need to implement measures that provide the student with all the educational support that is part of their right. It is important that the conditions of these students are adapted, as well as the training of the faculty so that they can deal with these people, aiming at their true inclusion in the academic environment and their improvement to include them in the job market.

Palavras-chave : Social anxiety; Problem-Based Learning; Autism; Medical school; School inclusion..

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