Desafios perpassados por pacientes com TEA e suas famílias frente à pandemia do COVID-19: uma revisão narrativa

Desafios perpassados por pacientes com TEA e suas famílias frente à pandemia do COVID-19: uma revisão narrativa

• Autor
• Bianca Stephanie Lima Teixeira
• Co-autores
• Marcos Divino de Oliveira Júnior , Maria Eduarda Ferreira de Oliveira , Matheus Vieira Sampaio , Weberton Dorásio Sobrinho , Aécio Geovanne Cavalcanti Alves
• Resumo

• Challenges faced by ASD patients and their families facing the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

  Abstract: Introduction: This article presents a narrative review of the literature regarding the challenges faced by individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) whereas pandemic situation. Objectives: The review summarizes information that can be used by health professionals in general, educators and family members of autistic people and seeks to answer the following question: “For patients with ASD, what are the new challenges imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19 and their respective psychosocial stressors? ”. Methodology: The survey of the articles was carried out based on three data (SciELO, PubMed and LILACS), in addition to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 and The Autisms. Studies included with a focus on autistic patients, especially children and adolescents. In total, 17 references formed the body of analysis of the review. Results and discussion: Three dimensions are presented and discussed: 1) What are the obstacles in the life of the autistic person with the pandemic ?; 2) What do family members of autistic suffer with the arrival of the new coronavirus? 3) What are the impacts on the school clife of children and adolescents with ASD during distance classes? Conclusion: The review allowed a better understanding of the physical, psychological and social situation of children and adolescents with ASD, in addition to the difficulties experienced by them and their families during the pandemic. In this bias, it is clear that family members, educators and health professionals must seek ways to reduce the impacts of the new coronavirus on the lives of autistic people. Key words: Adolescent, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic, Child, Confinement, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Family, Isolation, Mental Health, Pandemic, Psychiatry, Sar-CoV-2.

   

• Palavras-chave
• Autismo, Autista, Adolescente, Coronavírus, Covid-19, Criança, Confinamento, Família, Isolamento, Pandemia, Psiquiatria, Sar-CoV-2, Saúde Mental, TEA, Transtorno do Espectro Autista.
• Área Temática
• Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental

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