O aumento da iniciativa de atenção compartilhada em uma criança com transtorno do espectro do autismo por meio da experiência de aprendizagem mediada

Abstract

Shared Attention represents one of the most important competences for the development of social skills. An early aspect of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the deficit in shared attention ability. The aim of this study was to identify the variations of the shared care initiative in a child with ASD after the Mediated Learning Experience. After evaluation through the Denver II Screening Test, an intervention program elaborated based on the child development milestones was applied. The results show an improvement in the fine and broad motor aspect, an increase in the number of vocalizations, a higher frequency of direct look and interaction during mediation by the child, which has been inferred that a subject with ASD presents improvement in Shared Attention and in the process learning through intervention based on the Theory of Experience of Mediated Learning.