Banca de DEFESA: ELOYSE EMMANUELLE ROCHA BRAZ BENJAMIM

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : ELOYSE EMMANUELLE ROCHA BRAZ BENJAMIM
DATA : 09/03/2018
HORA: 15:00
LOCAL: Auditório da Sedis_UFRN
TÍTULO:

EFFECTS OF A RELATIONAL PSYCHOMOTRICITY PROGRAM IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT ON THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Keywords: Autism disorder. Motor Activity.Recreation. Socialization. Autonomy. Aquatic Environment.

PÁGINAS: 92
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências da Saúde
ÁREA: Educação Física
RESUMO:

Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that compromises, among other aspects, socialization and communication and, in many cases, promotes intellectual deficiency, which causes delayed individual development. Thus, we used the relational psychomotricity approach, which is an interesting tool to improve behavioral aspects, which demand more attention in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder. Objective: To analyze the effects of the symbolic game of relational psychomotricity in an aquatic environment on the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: This is a mixed methods research, with a qualitative preponderance, being presented as a descriptive-evaluative case study. The sample is made of 6 (six) subjects aged between 5 (five) to 7 (seven) years old, both male and female, with autism spectrum disorder which are users of the health services of the Child-Juvenile Psychosocial Attention Center of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Participants performed a 14 (fourteen) session program of relational psychomotricity 2 (two) times a week, 50 (fifty) minutes per session. We used two scales relating to the symptomatic behavioral situation: ATEC (Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist) and the ABC Scale (Atypical Behavior Scale), which we applied before and after the 14 (fourteen) sessions of relational psychomotricity. All interventions were filmed, photographed, analyzed and described, and medical monitoring and institutional clinical records of the health service were also utilized, as well as reports of the Physical Education teachers which participated in those sessions and semi-structured interviews with the parents. Results: After verifying the ABC scale of the participants before and after the intervention, significant differences in irritability (t₍₅₎=3,266; p=0,022), behavior (t₍₅₎=2,744; p=0,041) and inappropriate speech (t₍₅₎=2,939; p=0,032) were found, that is, presented statistically significant improvements in these sub-scales. No significant differences were found in any questions of the sub-scales of the ATEC scale. During interviews with the parents, improvements in social relations at home and in other social environments were mentioned. The reports, images and videos portrayed a good interaction between peers, as also objects and teachers during the sessions. Regarding autonomy in daily life activities (DLAs), one child showed improvements such as being able to put on shoes and use the bathroom. Conclusion: Our study showed that relational psychomotricity in an aquatic environment improved the social behavior of children with ASD. The correlation between the different methods of data gathering made it possible to assess benefits in the adaptation to the aquatic environment as well as improvements in the DLAs in one of the participants.

 

 

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 396726 - JONATAS DE FRANÇA BARROS
Interno - 1278591 - AGUINALDO CESAR SURDI
Externo ao Programa - 1659071 - MARCIO ROMEU RIBAS DE OLIVEIRA
Externo à Instituição - HELIO FRANKLIN RODRIGUES DE ALMEIDA - UNIR
Externo à Instituição - Paulo José Barbosa Gutierres Filho - UnB