AUTISM IN ADOLESCENCE AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

ABSTRACT:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by the difficulty of interpersonal relationships. About 1% of the population is diagnosed with this disorder at some level. This review investigates how national and international scientific publications on autism spectrum disorder in adolescence are characterized between 2015 and 2020. It adopts a qualitative methodology with an integrative literature review in the virtual databases BVS, Scielo, Lilacs, Medline and Pubmed, using the descriptors “autistic spectrum disorder”, “autism”, “autistic disorder”, “adolescence” and “adolescent”. It delimits the articles with emphasis on the behavior and intelligence of autistic adolescents. It results in nine articles identified, systematized and analyzed. It concludes that there are different perspectives on autism in adolescence and as a common point concern with aspects related to behavior, communication skills and autonomy.

Keywords:
Autistic spectrum disorder; adolescence; behavior; intelligence