Possibilidades comunicativas da criança com TEA

Abstract

Introduction: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-V), named the Autistic Spectrum Disorder, affecting more than one area of impairment, whether social, cognitive, behavioral or communicational, alterations that have been present since childhood. Even after two decades of research, there is no conclusion about the possible causes of the disorder. Expressive characteristics present in individuals with ASD are echolalia and stereotypies. Echolalia being defined as “speech echoes”, which can be immediate or delayed, and stereotypes stereotyped motor movements such as: shaking parts of the body and/or the head, snapping fingers and hitting and/or shaking hands. Objective: To bibliographically analyze the speech therapy intervention in children with ASD that focus on their communicative possibilities. Methodology: Study carried out through qualitative bibliographic research. To carry out the bibliographic survey, the following databases were used: Academic Google, SCIELO and CAPES. 13 articles were selected for data collection. As inclusion criteria, articles that did not include the objective were excluded. Results: Data collection was presented in table format, addressing the data collected in the discussion of the article. Conclusion: It was observed from the research results that the performance of the speech therapist in multimodal aspects, echolalia, stereotypy, pragmatic skills, emotional state, in general, showed good returns regarding the clinical evolution of patients. Thus, the focus on communicative possibilities can be considered effective in language therapy in children with ASD.