EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA E TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO DO AUTISMO (TEA): socialização da criança com TEA, inserida no ensino regular

Abstract

Autism today with the terminology used as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can reach any age, social class and race, reaching 7 (seven) in every 1000 (one thousand) individuals and is about three to four times more common in boys than in girls. These numbers may vary according to the method used for diagnosis and the country where the survey was conducted (HOBOLD and LOPES, 2013). Society is becoming increasingly aware of the inclusion of people with disabilities and in this regard, schools are the ones that have focused the most on this goal. According to the bibliographic research carried out, children with ASD are increasingly present in regular schools throughout Brazil, as according to data collected from the Brazilian Association of Friends of Autism (2014), around 2 (two ) millions of people in Brazil have autistic characteristics. The choice of this theme is justified by the belief that physical education can be a great ally in the process of psychomotor and social, affective and cognitive development of children with ASD.