"THE TALKING BODY": THE IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOMOTRICITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify how the motor development process occurs in autistic children from the perception of professionals from different areas. To this end, a qualitative research was carried out. Nine professionals who work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) answered a semi-structured interview. It was found that the psychomotor development in children with ASD takes place in a slow way compared to a typical child[1], their development happens in an integrated way with the environment that surrounds them and from the involvement of everyone who makes up the child's social context. This includes professionals, parents, caregivers, family members, friends who are available to stimulate the child, allowing him to constitute his autonomy as a human being in development. Psychomotricity is part of the development of children with ASD and, when developed, it contributes significantly, promoting global advances, minimizing symptoms and comorbidities and, consequently, contributing to the acquisition of new skills.