A tecnologia assistiva SCALA na promoção de narrativas de sujeitos com Transtorno do Espectro Autista sobre as suas experiências escolares e o autismo

Resumo

This study aims to discuss the contribution of Alternative Communication System for Literacy People with Autism (SCALA) in promoting subjects narratives with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) about their school experiences and autism. This assistive technology was developed in 2009 by researchers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and in subsequent years acquired new versions adding a module of visual narratives to build stories on web platforms and android / tablet, which was used by the research subjects in the construction of their stories.