O papel da família no processo de desenvolvimento das habilidades sociais em crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder has been widely discussed in recent times, across different areas of knowledge. Among them, the role of the family deserves to be highlighted in the development of social skills in children with ASD. Bearing in mind that learning social skills is one of the main deficits faced by individuals with this disorder, a transdisciplinary team that is aligned with the family is necessary. Because, it is within the family that children spend most of their daily lives. We chose to discuss this topic, with the aim of mapping the bibliographical production, about social skills, and family participation in the development process of children with ASD, carried out over the last 8 years, in the Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial. From this survey, we intend to discuss the benefits of acquiring social skills generated for these individuals, together with the involvement of an active family. To this end, the work was structured through a systematic review of the literature. From the research, data selection and analysis was carried out through four scientific articles, found from the combinations ‘’ASD and family’’ and ‘’social skills and ASD’’. The work highlights as results, the importance of seeking treatments early, so that the child with ASD adapts more easily to the new behaviors and skills taught, emphasizing the need for the family to corroborate these treatments, in order to generalize what was learned in different contexts. And, although there are exponential advances and discussions on this topic, there is still a precariousness regarding the availability of studies on the development of social skills in children with ASD in the long term.