Uso do gesto no transtorno autista: estudo de caso único
PURPOSE: to analyze the quantity and quality of gestures produced by an autistic child. PROCEDURES: case report. Criteria were used for analyzing the form, function and type of gestures. RESULTS: after 6-month therapy, the analyzed subject obtained gestures with functionality above the therapy initi...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/5408 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-18462009000800021 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5408 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Autistic Disorder Gesture Communication Transtorno Autista Gestos Comunicação |
| Summary: | PURPOSE: to analyze the quantity and quality of gestures produced by an autistic child. PROCEDURES: case report. Criteria were used for analyzing the form, function and type of gestures. RESULTS: after 6-month therapy, the analyzed subject obtained gestures with functionality above the therapy initiation state. After a year of therapy the subject has not produced more random movements. CONCLUSION: improvement was verified in gestural quality in this case report. |
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