Psicomotricidade na educação infantil: uma análise bibliográfica e documental sobre as práticas psicomotoras e o desenvolvimento de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista - TEA

Abstract

Considering the importance of psychomotricity for child development, especially for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), who in many cases present motor and sensory difficulties, we are faced with the following question: How are psychomotor practices developed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in early childhood education? Thus, the present study aims to investigate the contributing aspects of psychomotricity for the development of children with ASD in early childhood education. For this purpose, the following specific objectives were defined: to understand how psychomotor practices are developed for children with ASD; to analyze how psychomotor practices assist in the motor development of these children, and to describe the psychomotor approaches that can be used in early childhood education as a stimulus for the integral development of children with ASD. This work is justified by the need to understand the benefits of psychomotricity for the psychomotor development of children with ASD and to analyze how it is possible to assist them through psychomotor practices for skill acquisition. The theoretical foundation includes the concept, characteristics, and legislation of Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as the fundamentals of psychomotricity, based on the studies of Fonseca (2018) and Oliveira (2003) who focus on the development of psychomotricity. This is qualitative research with a bibliographic-documentary focus. The investigation found that psychomotor practices constitute an important foundation for the development of the psychomotor, affective, and cognitive aspects of children with ASD, in addition to promoting the child's autonomy and body perception, contributing to their integral development.