Terapia ocupacional: desafios da assistência em adolescentes do espectro autista

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The period of adolescence is a phase marked by great challenges, and this is no different for atypical people. Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder-ASD will have to learn to deal with this phase by discovering the world through their conceptions. The occupational therapist plays an important role in assisting these adolescents, seeking a better occupational performance with the person. Thus, this work aims to portray how Occupational Therapy can cooperate with the individual who has Autistic Spectrum Disorder during their Adolescence. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the practices carried out by occupational therapists in the rehabilitation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder-ASD. METHODOLOGY: For this research, the Bibliographic Review and qualitative data analysis were adopted, covering, in a descriptive way, the work of the occupational therapist with people with autism. RESULTS: Occupational therapy can cooperate with the development process of children with ASD, especially when it starts as a child, promoting better social interaction in their adolescence. . CONCLUSION or FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Adaptive strategies currently used in rehabilitation include training in social and playful skills in therapeutic workshops, intensive behavioral interventions, interventions aimed at sensory processing along with strategies focused on communication and interventions to promote the patient's occupational and functional capacity having significant effectiveness in terms of aspects of sensory processing and qualification of functional fitness.