Abstract

PEREIRA, Ana Paula da Silva; JURDI, Andréa Perosa Saigh  and  REIS, Helena Isabel Silva. The complementarity of parents and professionals in early intervention assessment. Educação. Porto Alegre [online]. 2020, vol.43, n.1, e35318.  Epub Jan 17, 2021. ISSN 1981-2582.  https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2020.1.35318.

The aim of the study was to analyze the convergence between parents and professionals regarding the assessment of the social interaction dimension in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), between the ages of 3 and 6 years, supported by the early intervention system in Portugal. The methodology applied was quantitative and the sample consisted of 128 children with ASD. The results show that: parents assess the social interaction dimension more positively compared to professionals; the variable ages influenced the assessment of parents and professionals, with a positive relationship between skills and the advancement of the children’s age; the variables training, years of experience of professionals in supporting children with ASD, educational and occupation parents levels did not influence the results in social interaction dimension. Therefore, research suggests the importance of early intervention, and the collaborative relationships between parents and professionals in the assessment process.

Keywords : early intervention; assessment; parents; professionals; autism spectrum disorder; social interaction.

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