Mapa do transtorno do espectro autista nos centros de atenção psicossocial do município de Maceió/AL

Abstract

This study aimed to map the TEA in the CAPS in the city of Maceió-Alagoas to investigate its distribution, the characteristics of the affected individuals and the schooling processes, with a view to realizing their rights to education and social participation, considering the inexistence of a TEA mapping study in the city of Maceió. The research was carried out between the months of May and December of the year 2019 from the medical record or registration form of people with ASD being followed up at the CAPS. This is a documentary research study with a descriptive quantitative approach. Data were collected from 155 medical records and recorded on a form with pre-established items, which supported objective analyzes of the investigated situation. The variables collected were: date of birth, sex, ICD, education, address and the CAPS at which he was followed up. These were transferred to the Microsoft Office Excel program and tabulated. Subsequently, the distribution and characteristics of people with ASD in the municipality of Maceió-Alagoas and continued or interrupted schooling were analyzed. The results showed that the predominant age group of individuals was 10 to 19 years old and male, the ICD F84.0 was the prevalent diagnosis, although the percentage of medical records that presented the hypothesis of ASD diagnosis was considerable. The prevalent level of education was that of incomplete elementary education, being 37% of the total, however, 51% of the medical records did not present any record regarding education. The professional act of not registering the education of the individual with ASD, makes it impossible to investigate the realization of the rights of this population, which is supported by law, regarding the guarantee of access to education.