Jogo de tabuleiro para crianças com autismo: desenvolvendo autonomia e habilidades sociais / Board game for children with autism: developing autonomy and social skills

RESUMO

This is a methodological study that aimed to develop a board game to develop autonomy and social skills in children with autism. The game's development was supported by the toy library of the Hospital Universitário Júlio Bandeira [Julio Bandeira University Hospital]. Models were collected through an integrative review and an interview with mothers of autistic children. The game was based on methods extracted from articles, from the Picture Exchange Communication System, Social Stories, and the difficulties encountered during the interview. It has a board with 32 squares, 22 cards (three different models), one die, and small cars used to advance through the squares on the board. Due to their playful nature, board games have the potential to be used by children with autism to develop autonomy and social skills. It was concluded that the production of care-educational technologies aimed at the autistic public is essential for cognitive and social development.