Os programas governamentais de incentivo à primeira infância e seus efeitos para uma criança com autismo

Abstract

In Brazil, especifically in 2006, the Program Primeira Infância Melhor – PIM was created by the Government of Rio Grande do Sul. Later, in the year of 2016, inspired by PIM, the Federal Government created the Programa Criança Feliz – PCF. Both programs share the aim to promote the full development of children throughout visits and activities performed with the child and the family. This paper has the aim to analyse the effects of the Primeira Infância Melhor and Criança Feliz within the development of a child with autism. The specific aims are to highlight the work of intersectionality along with full attention as support and information on the spheres of social assistance, health and education; to describe and to analyse aspects of the development of the child during the interventions; to discuss the importance of the programs to early stimulation and identification of risk factors. This is a qualitative research made by a documental analysis. The analyzed documents originated from the programs and were filled out in before, during and after the mediation performed with the child by a visitor. The results allow us to observe a significant improvement in development, most in the socio-affective and cognitive areas, and in social relationships with the family and the visitor. Thereby, it is possible to notice the importance that the programs implementation represents in terms of the child’s full development promotion, besides the fortification of the family bond, information and rights access.