O lugar (ou não lugar) da Educação Física no atendimento/assistência ao autismo no Município de Porto Franco - MA

Abstract

The present study aims to map and analyze the place (or not) of Physical Education in the care of autistic children in Porto Franco, Maranhão. Therefore, a field research was carried out, at an exploratory level, with a qualitative approach. The immersion in the field was divided into two stages, the first aimed at mapping actions in seven public and philanthropic institutions in the city and, the second, analyzing the perspective of eight teachers from the municipal network. Bardin's content analysis technique was used during the systematization and interpretation of records, helping to understand the narratives. The results show that most teachers do not have specific training to work with these subjects. With the study, it was possible to identify that the municipality does not have an autistic care agenda, developing only pulverized actions that do not meet the specificities of the subjects in question.