“Eu sou responsável por ela...” diagnóstico do TEA: impactos na família e na escola

Abstract

This present work is a final result of the Licentiate in Special Education Graduation Course at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) and arises with the intention of broadening the reflections about the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and its impact before the family and the school. “The Little Prince”, by Antonie de SaintExupéry, contributes to the initial reflections of some chapters, reflecting the thoughts and questions of childhood and the effect of becoming adults, of the role we play at each stage. The aim of the research was to know the possible effects of the diagnosis of autism on health and education and its relationship with family resilience. For this, the qualitative method was used in the perspective of a theoretical essay. The theoretical contributions of Oliveira and Poletto (2015), Tezzari (2009), Piccinini (2003), among others, served as support for analytical production. It is concluded that the impact of the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder generates various feelings in the family and educators, such as impotence, anguish and unpreparedness. Resilience is of paramount importance in the process of confronting, discovering and overcoming the diagnosis, not being a static process but involving the engagement of all. In the school space it is evident the need for teacher training so that the child with ASD has access to knowledge, with possibilities for full participation, besides the intervention of the special education service.