Alunos com transtorno do espectro autista de alto comprometimento: tecnologia assistiva como ferramenta na aprendizagem

Abstract

This study to present the importance of Assistive Technology (AT), as a facilitating tool in the learning of students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in the development of skills and abilities necessary in educational and social life. Qualitative in nature, bibliographical procedure and case study. The research field was the João Cardoso Nascimento Júnior Specialized Educational Service Center (CAEEJCNJ), of the State Education Network in Aracaju/SE. The problematization was based on the work carried out in the classroom with students with high impairment Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Low-cost Assistive Technologies were made in 2019 according to the educational needs presented by students according to their specificities and restructured based on the evolution in these students' learning. The study is based mainly on the conceptions of Bersch (2017), emphasizing Assistive Technology as a differential in the lives of people with disabilities, who need daily stimuli, such as pedagogical practices and strategies that enable learning, reducing barriers and overcoming limitations specific. The use of AT enabled noticeable advances in cognitive, sensorimotor, social and language development.