The complementarity of parents and professionals in early intervention assessment

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2020.1.35318

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early intervention, assessment, parents, professionals, autism spectrum disorder, social interaction.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the convergence between parents and professionals regarding the assessment of the social interaction dimension in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), between the ages of 3 and 6 years, supported by the early intervention system in Portugal. The methodology applied was quantitative and the sample consisted of 128 children with ASD. The results show that: parents assess the social interaction dimension more positively compared to professionals; the variable ages influenced the assessment of parents and professionals, with a positive relationship between skills and the advancement of the children’s age; the variables training, years of experience of professionals in supporting children with ASD, educational and occupation parents levels did not influence the results in social interaction dimension. Therefore, research suggests the importance of early intervention, and the collaborative relationships between parents and professionals in the assessment process.

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Ana Paula da Silva Pereira, Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho (IE-UM), Braga

Doutora em Educação Especial pela Universidade do Minho (UM, Braga, Portugal), investigadora do Centro de Investigação em Educação (CIEd), Professora do Departamento de Psicologia da Educação e Educação Especial do Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Andréa Perosa Saigh Jurdi, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP

Pós Doutorada em Estudos da Criança pelo Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho (UM, Braga, Portugal), Professora Associada do Curso de Terapia Ocupacional e do Departamento Saúde, Educação e Sociedade da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil.

Helena Isabel Silva Reis, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPL), Leiria

Doutorada em Estudos da Criança pelo Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho (UM, Braga, Portugal), Professora na Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria (ESSLei) no Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.

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2020-05-25

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Pereira, A. P. da S., Jurdi, A. P. S., & Silva Reis, H. I. (2020). The complementarity of parents and professionals in early intervention assessment. Educação, 43(1), e35318. https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2020.1.35318

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