O espetro autista

: um estudo de caso de sucesso

Abstract

This essay has been done in the context of a master thesis on special education: cognitive and motor domains. The same aims to deepen the understanding of the issues surrounding the autism disorder; to identify the most effective teaching practices, among others, more effective in the autistic child education and, after that, its development until the adult stage; to do a study case of two autistic adults users of a Center of Occupational Activities (CAO) and verify their adaptation and evolution in the same. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that it permits to check to what extent adults /young people with autistic spectrum disorders are able to acquire / improve their social and behavioral skills after an extended stay in their own home. In addition, we intend to measure the behaviors and differentiate them between the monitors, psychometrics and psychologist. However as each adult is a different case, we decided to do an empirical study, in the context of a center of occupational activities of two adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

Date of Award	14 Mar 2018
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Filomena Ermida Figueiredo Branco da Ponte (Supervisor)