Diagnóstico e intervenção terapêutica multidisciplinar precoce no transtorno do espectro autista em crianças: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

The growing incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased the scientific interest of professionals from different fields, as well as family members, in understanding and treating this disorder. The concern about the progression of ASD has motivated an increasingly larger search for knowledge and understanding of this clinical condition. This study aimed to investigate the importance of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary intervention in the neuropsychomotor development of children with ASD in Brazil, as well as to describe the most commonly used diagnostic and treatment methods in the Brazilian setting and the benefits they represent for neuropsychomotor development in children. This is a systematic review conducted based on the following databases: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) Periodicals Portal, Virtual Health Library (BVS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), and PubMed. The selected sample consisted of twenty-seven studies, from which it was evidenced that the diagnosis should be based on careful clinical observation of the child from the first months of life, and treatment should occur in a multidisciplinary manner, with an emphasis on the behavioral area. Therefore, it is concluded that qualified multidisciplinary therapeutic interventions started early in ASD are determinants for a more favorable prognosis in the neuropsychomotor development of children