DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) IN A SOCIO-INTERACTIONIST SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT OF AN OBSERVATIONAL INTERNSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY AND INCLUSION

Abstract

This work is an experience report on the subject of mandatory internship in the Psychology course in the discipline of supervised internship II, in the school area, which is focused on Special Education and Inclusion. The observations were carried out between September and October 2024, at the private school A. in the city of Curitiba/PR, located in the Água Verde neighborhood. In this context, the daily school life of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - ASD between 0 and 6 years old, their behavior and development in a general environment, were observed. School A. works with the socio-interactionist method that promotes learning through playful activities and games outside the traditional classroom. Therefore, there are no classes organized by age, nor classroom, nor teacher. To document the activities developed, naturalistic observation was used as a method, which allowed the perception of the following aspects: relationships between student and peers, between student and teacher, and between student and multidisciplinary team. The students were observed during playtime, group conversations, special classes, specific classes and in the environment in general.