O Trabalho do Centro de Apoio Psicossocial e o impacto na família da criança com Transtorno do Espectro Autista.

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as a neuropsychiatric disorder wich presentes itself with limitation in social relationships, in communication and variety of interest and behavior since the first childhood. The Ministério da Saúde in Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders stresses the need for follow-up of all family members, assigning health services and support networks to effective participation in the success of family adaptation. The qualitative research that evaluated the changes in the family dynamics of autistic children after being followed up at the Center for Psychosocial Child and Adolescent Care was conducted at the Psychosocial Child Care Center located in the city of Campina Grande, being the information collected in semi-structured interviews, which were later analyzed by the method of content analysis in the thematic modality proposed by Bardin. Three themes were identified from the reports of caregivers: the discovery of the social being; Caregivers: role in family dynamics and proposals for the growth of CAPSi. The interviewees reported that the changes occurred in the infants were related to the development of their social skills at home, mainly related to the acquisition of speech and the interaction by the look and attention given to the parents, always having these aspects correlated to a better family relationship. The benefits are also attributed to the evolution of the subjects as caregivers, through access to information about the disorder, pointing the CAPSi team as a relevant participant in this process. The new model of family relationship demonstrates how to highlight the way of dealing with autistic children, permeated by better communication and safety in the process. Regarding the needs in the service, it’s pointed the absence of a speech therapist in the team for a better investment in language acquisition.