Avaliações diagnósticas para crianças com TEA menores de 5 anos de idade

Abstract

Introduction: Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder whose first signs appear in early childhood and may be related to some factors. Currently, evaluation and diagnosis can be carried out from the age of 3, which allows early intervention to be started in order to obtain improvements in the daily life of this individual. Objectives: to identify in the literature which assessments have been used for the diagnosis of children with ASD, under 5 years of age, in the last 10 years, in order to identify which instruments are used and, among them, which ones can also be applied by occupational therapists , in addition to understanding the importance of early diagnosis. Method: scope review based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA), through the CAPES/MEC Journal Portal, using the following descriptors available in the DeCS/MeSH databases: “autismo”, “ infantile autism”, “autistic spectrum disorder”, “behavioral disorders”, “diagnosis” and “evaluation”. Results: 15 instruments were identified for tracking signs of autism in children up to 5 years old, where only 8 are specific for diagnosis and the most used and applied instrument for early diagnosis is the M-CHAT. Conclusion: there is a lack of literature written by occupational therapists, who work actively in this evaluation and intervention process, in addition to the need to expand studies on this subject in Portuguese and in open access, in order to increase access by professionals and students.