SPEECH-LANGUAGE GUIDANCE TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN AT RISK FOR AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER IN A PANDEMIC CONTEXT
Child development; Language Development; Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Telemonitoring.
Introduction: Introduction: Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder whose clinical manifestation is manifested by impairments in social interaction and communication, as well as by restricted interests and repetitive activities. Being difficult to diagnose in the first years of life, as a result of this, the Unified Health System recommends early stimulation, aiming at diagnosis and favoring a better prognosis. Objective: To implement an early stimulation speech therapy protocol aimed at the communication skills of children with suspected ASD through telemonitoring. Method: This is a case series study, observational, prospective, transversal and analytical. With a sample verified by children with clinical risk indicators for ASD, aged between 18 and 44 months, compared to participating in a hybrid monitoring for three months in the Multidisciplinary Service of Attention to the Autism Spectrum of the Santos Dumont Institute. The study was divided into three moments: (1) structured interview with parents and assessment of children's pragmatic skills, (2) planned for parents based on the results obtained in the assessment, and (3) reassessment of pragmatic skills. The statistical analysis will be conducted by descriptive and inferential tests that compare the performance before and after the guidance distance to parents. Partial results: Among the 21 families who sought care at that service and who were eligible for the study, eight children were evaluated and started telemonitoring at an average age of 37 months, of which 2 do not use the verbal medium. As monitoring occurrences weekly by the google meet platform.