Terapia Ocupacional e suas intervenções voltadas para pessoas com transtorno do espectro autista: uma revisão bibliográfica.

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social, behavioral and communication impairments. The Occupational Therapist is a professional who works in several contexts to facilitate and promote occupational performance and improve the quality of life and autonomy of children with ASD. The objective of this work is to elaborate a bibliographical review of the publications of Occupational Therapists on autism spectrum disorder in the last 5 years. For this, the search will be in the databases: Scielo, Brazilian Cadres of Occupational Therapy, Chilena Journal of Occupational Therapy, Journal of Occupational Therapy of Bahia (EBMSP), Occupational Therapy Magazines of the University of São Paulo, Virtual Health Library. Results: In the specific Occupational Therapy banks, 8 articles were found in total. In the other databases we had only one article found in the virtual health library that corresponded to the theme of this research and in Scielo did not find any article that corresponded with the theme. The discussion of this work was through the categorization of the subjects that were most present in the articles that were: family context, the types of intervention of the occupational therapy and the school context. We conclude that the publications about asthmatics are growing both in Brazil and abroad, and what was observed, was that the researched themes of the articles found are focused on aspects related to Sensory Integration.