A utilização de abelhas nativas no acompanhamento de crianças autistas.

Abstract

Autism is a developmental disorder, deficit in oral communication, difficulty in social integration, and may present restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior. Its etiology is unknown and the diagnosis of ASD occurs clinically, based on observations of the child and interviews with parents and/or caregivers. In addition to the traditional therapies used in the treatment of children with ASD, another possibility can be highlighted, such as pollination. Technique used to evaluate the interactivity of autistic children through environmental behavior, being carried out through playful activities of the pollination process with bees included in the intervention with children within the therapy method for behavioral development. The objective of the study was to carry out a search in the literature that addresses the use of native bees in the monitoring of autistic children. Methodologically, the study is a literature review, carried out between May and August 2022, in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) , Google Scholar and other reliable sources that cover the topic mentioned above. It was initially decided to include the following research: scientific articles, monographs, dissertations and theses that discuss the topic, which are in English and Portuguese, have free access, full text, published and indexed in the aforementioned databases between the period from 2012 to 2022. The literature review included the following points: native bees of the caatinga and their health benefits; an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the therapeutic possibilities in the follow-up to ASD. It is concluded that beekeeping, represented in this study as the use of native bees, can be a therapeutic possibility in the monitoring of autistic children, since it is possible to insert environmental education and the importance of pollination so that these children are able to develop their cognitive abilities through playful activities and in contact with nature.