The inclusion of students with autism in teaching: narratives of knowledge and actions of the especial education teacher
autism. narratives. special education
The discussion of this study discusses the knowledge and skills of Special Education teachers at work with student with autism. In this context, we seek to understand the knowledge and the making of teachers of Special Education, of Fundamental Education, in the inclusion of the student with autism in the school context of the common classroom. In this direction, a review is made in theoretical and documentary references that address the topic and subsidize this work. A narrative of the pedagogical practice of the participants is elaborated and their contribution to the improvement of the process of schooling and inclusion. The exposed work is conducted from an exploratory qualitative approach, adopting the investigative method of narrative research, employing as an instrument the narrative interview. Through narrativity it is possible to socialize experiences and subjective experiences of the subject participating in the research, and to achieve understanding about the production of knowledge in a collaborative process between researcher and study participants. The method of analysis and interpretation of research data is based on the Discursive Textual Analysis, which allows the researcher to simultaneously describe and interpret the data obtained, considering these as part of the analysis performed. The study reaffirms the importance of Special Education in the inclusive perspective and the role of the teacher of Special Education in promoting the inclusion of the student with autism. The eminent need for knowledge, dissemination and reflection of the pedagogical practice of Special Education teachers and the strengthening of their knowledge and immersion in new ones is reiterated.