Inclusão de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista na educação infantil: desafios e possibilidades

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the educational context of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Early Childhood Education from the perspective of Inclusive Education, in order to understand the challenges and possibilities of school inclusion in daycare centers and preschools. With the increase in the enrollment of students with disabilities in mainstream schools, babies and children with ASD are becoming increasingly present in daycare centers and preschools. This is a qualitative and descriptive study, composed of bibliographic research and a case study, in which a questionnaire was applied to early childhood education teachers regarding the process of school inclusion of babies and children with ASD in daycare centers and preschools. The research is based on the study of ASD and the educational rights guaranteed to these children and students under Brazilian legislation, in order to discuss the public policies developed in Brazil in recent years and identify the challenges and possibilities of including babies and children with ASD in the first stage of Basic Education.