Objectives: to understand the meanings attributed by adolescents who presented/present the behaviour of self-mutilation of the body in adolescence, as well as to identify the implications of the effects on their involvement in daily activities. Specific objectives: understand the meaning of this behaviour for the subjects and identify the triggers that lead to self-mutilating behaviour. Methodology: this is a s...
This paper integrates productions of field of History in Education and historiography of Sergipe, having as theoretical-methodological foundation an assumptions of Cultural History. He dealt with a subject of abnormal childhood, delimiting as an object of study his institutionalization and educability. The general objective was to identify the representations and knowledge / power relations that drew discourses...
This paper aimed to identify a conception that professionals of a primary school has in relation to autism. Method used was based on action research, which is a research centered directly on a collective situation or problem in which participants are involved of cooperative or participatory manner. Results revealed representations about autism related to deficits and losses of child, with a larger dimension in ...
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos; In each development phase of an individual suffering from a disability, different demands and challenges arise to the families and professionals involved in this reality. This study has aimed on identifying, through the standpoint of the families of autistic infants and teenagers, their daily experiences, demands, as well as the perceived social support while facing the reali...
Laws and guidelines support actions directed to inclusion of people with disabilities in regular schools. This study aimed to identify, from the perspective of families of children and adolescents with autism, experiences in the school context experienced by them in regular and special schools. Study participants were 20 families of individuals with autism. Instruments used: Identification Questionnaire and sem...