João Carlos Braga Torres

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Kansas State University

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Graduate Center of the City University of New York

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University of Michigan

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University of Pennsylvania

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New York University

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Stanford University

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Faculdade de Artes do Paraná

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Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo

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KU Leuven

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UFMG - The Federal University of Minas Gerais

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ASD and Inclusion: Teacher Training and the Use of Alternative and Extended Communication in Inclusive Educational Contexts

International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2021

In recent decades, there has been a search for a model of education that allows the participation... more In recent decades, there has been a search for a model of education that allows the participation of all students in the same school space, that is, an inclusive school. Inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been a recurring topic and has posed challenges for teachers, families and school management aiming at the participation of these students in the school environment and its pedagogical practices. ASD is currently classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder marked, mainly, by the difficulty of interaction and social communication (APA, 2014). As a result, it is common for students with ASD to present verbal and/or nonverbal communicative deficits. Given the pivotal role communication has in ensuring the socialization and educational inclusion of students with autism, this research seeks to answer the following questions: How does teacher training prepare teachers to help students with ASD? What resources of alternative and/or extended communication (AEC) c...

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