Author(s):
Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva ; Jurdi, Andrea ; Reis, Helena
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/67390
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Subject(s): Intervenção precoce; Interação social; Avaliação; Perturbação espetro do autismo; Pais; Profissionais; Early intervention; Assessment; Parents; Professionals; Autism spec-trum disorder; Social interaction; Intervención precoz; Evaluación; Padres; Profesionales; Trastorno del espectro autista; Interacción social; Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
Description
The aim of the study was to analyze the convergence between parents and professionals regarding the assessment of the social interaction dimension in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), between the ages of 3 and 6 years, supported by the early intervention system in Portugal. The methodology applied was quantitative and the sample consisted of 128 children with ASD. The results show that: parents assess the social interaction dimension more positively compared to professionals; the variable ages influenced the assessment of parents and professionals, with a positive relationship between skills and the advancement of the children’s age; the variables training, years of experience of professionals in supporting children with ASD, educational and occupation parents levels did not influence the results in social interaction dimension. Therefore, research suggests the importance of early intervention, and the collaborative relationships between parents and professionals in the assessment process.
