Afetividade e inclusão escolar de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) na Educação Infantil: o que dizem as professoras?

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate the understanding of Early Childhood Education teachers about the role of Affectivity in the School Inclusion process of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This is a qualitative research. The criteria for the selection of participants were: being a teacher of Early Childhood Education and having experience with students with ASD. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews being systematized by Discourse Analysis. We are based on authors such as Lev Vygotsky (1992) who deal with Affectivity and its relationship with Education. Understanding that students with disabilities have historically faced numerous challenges to be included in the school context, we seek to reflect on the process of inclusion in Early Childhood Education, we conclude that it is extremely important for these students to enter in early childhood so that at this stage they are open to the new and adaptations must be made to ensure quality teaching. In view of the results found, it was possible to understand that where affection, trust and security are not developed, it is not possible to establish bonds with students and, consequently, this individual will not actually feel included. In this sense, the role of teachers would be to reflect on their practice and conceive affectivity as an essential element for the process of school inclusion of children with ASD, valuing its dimension not only cognitive, but mainly affective.