Abstract

DIAS, Isadora dos Santos Ferreira; SOUZA, Maewa Martina Gomes da Silva e  and  CONCEICAO, Aline de Novaes. Perceptions of children and preadolescents about Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sér.-Estud. [online]. 2024, vol.29, n.67, pp.277-295.  Epub Dec 12, 2024. ISSN 2318-1982.  https://doi.org/10.20435/serieestudos.v29i67.1912.

This article aimed to analyze the perception of children and pre-adolescents about Autism Spectrum Disorder. 31 students enrolled in elementary school, from the Northeast region of the country, participated, being male and female and aged between 6 and 11 years old. The study was based on a questionnaire prepared by Souza (2010), consisting of 24 questions. The study showed that, despite the high rates of lack of knowledge found, there is an understanding among the majority of students about the need to include people with Autism Spectrum Disorder in social life and in common environments. However, a considerable rate of people were found to be unfavorable to interacting with this public, showing how urgent it is to raise awareness within school environments regarding the topic addressed. Throughout the study, a difficulty was found in dealing with the topic of autism, even within school environments, where there is daily interaction, since the lack of knowledge about it is high, and without adequate conceptions given to students, they can develop mistaken conceptions. about autism, and even prejudice. Therefore, it is necessary that awareness work is carried out, with the aim of developing proper conceptions and spreading knowledge about the topic of autism.

Keywords : special education; inclusion; Autism spectrum disorder..

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