Uma experiência sobre a utilização do computador em sala de aula com alunos autistas

Abstract

The inclusion of autistic students in regular education is a challenge. Explore the learning of these special students based on the use of the computer is a necessity both learner and teacher. This article presents a survey with a teacher who possesses an autistic student in her 4th grade of elementary school class. The article discusses the use of the computer for this teacher as a facilitator feature in conducting the educational activities proposed. The purpose is to help other teachers to find ways to develop similar activities for teaching students with autism, making more effective the process of inclusion of these students. For this, the article makes a brief review on autism and seeks to analyze how computer use can contribute to the learning of these students. The article also cites possible benefits and challenges that a teacher might expect to find from the use of this teaching strategy.