Educação permanente em saúde sobre o transtorno do espectro autista em uma estratégia de saúde da família: relato de experiência

Abstract

The objective is to report the experience of permanent health education (PHE) in actions with primary health care professionals about ASD. The permanent health education actions were carried out with professionals from the family health strategy, to discuss the main doubts that these professionals had about the ASD. The experience of this health education action allowed space for discussion and reflection about ASD, which, in general, is still little discussed and worked by health professionals, this is confirmed when professionals report having difficulty recognizing the warning signs not only at an early stage, but also during the child's development, as well as having difficulty addressing the issue with the family.