Atividade física e autismo: um relato de experiência dos profissionais de educação física da associação Diurza Leão da cidade de Inhumas- Go

Abstract

The main objective of this article was to investigate the perception of Physical Education teachers of the Diurza Leão Association in the city of Inhumas - Go about the benefits of physical activities for subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This autistic. disorder has persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction in multiple contexts. For that, the data were collected in the researched institution, with two Physical Education teachers. The instrument was a questionnaire with open questions through.The results of the research showed that teachers are aware of autism and its limitations and for this reason recognize that the participation of these subjects in programs and projects that involve physical exercises can present satisfactory results. The literature in dialogue with the interviewed teachers demonstrates that a subject diagnosed with ASD can benefit from physical exercises and develop language, mobility, interaction and communication and swimming was pointed out as the activity that autistic children most adapt to. researched institution.