Transtorno da infância e medicação: uma análise sobre o transtorno do espectro autista.

Abstract

The increase in childhood disorders and the respective drug prescriptions, aimed this article to address an Analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Thus, ASD is often diagnosed in childhood and because of disordered behavior, communication and social interaction difficulties, medications have been inserted to treat these symptoms. Considering the studies in the national literature reported in this work, the cause of autism as well as the drugs that treat it are still unknown. Thus, this study proposes to evaluate the understanding of parents about drug prescription in childhood as a primary treatment proposal, in addition to investigating adverse reactions and benefits of medication in the treatment, showing other interventions that are indicated as therapy, seeking which of these have studies empirical evidence to prove its effectiveness and those that may be harmful to the treatment. In summary, the research took place in a private clinic in Fortaleza-Ce, the data collection instrument was a structured and semi-structured interview, proposing a descriptive-exploratory design, of qualitative proportion, based on the perspective of Behavior Analysis based on radical behaviorism. Four people who received the diagnosis of ASD in their children were analyzed and it was possible to trace the profile of the use of psychotropic drugs, the knowledge of the parents regarding them and their treatments. Thus, the study is relevant because it prioritizes more information to parents about effective medication and treatments. Keywords: Childhood. Medication. Autism. Behavior Analysis