Inclusão de alunos com Transtorno do Espectro Autista - TEA como estratégia para a formação continuada de professores

Abstract

The theme of this research is the inclusion of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the municipal school system and is part of the Inclusive Education/Special Education in the Perspective of Inclusive Education research line of the Professional Master's Program in Inclusive Education - PROFEI at the State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG. The main objective of the research was to analyze how the process of inclusion occurs in the initial grades of elementary school for students with ASD in the municipal network of Ponta Grossa. In order to achieve the proposed objective, we defined the following specific objectives: to identify the main constitutional provisions that guide Special Education and Inclusive Education in the country as a whole and in the municipality of Ponta Grossa; to verify the existence (or not) of a training process aimed at the continued training of teachers who work with students with ASD in the municipal network of Ponta Grossa; to verify how the teacher develops his work in the classroom with students included.TEA. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, a documentary bibliographical survey was carried out to gain theoretical knowledge of the official documents that guide the construction of inclusive education and a questionnaire was applied to collect data. The dissertation is organized into three chapters. The first chapter provides an analysis of the legislation that guides inclusive education in Brazil, with a history of special education, followed by the laws that regulate inclusive education.