A tecnologia assistiva scala como recurso para produção de narrativas e registro de dados nas pesquisas em educação: uma experiência com pessoas adultas com transtorno do espectro autista

Abstract

The present article aims to present the Alternative Communication System for Literacy of People with Autism (SCALA) as a resource for producing narratives and recording data in education research. This assistive technology was developed in 2009 by researchers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and in the following years acquired new versions by adding a module of visual narratives for storytelling on the web and android / tablet platforms. Through the module of visual narratives it is possible that research participants, mainly with communication deficits, build stories related to several objects of research studies in education. This study was developed between April and May 2016, with four participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), aged between 30 and 36 years old, one female and three male. The results evidenced SCALA as a relevant research tool in education, especially in carrying out research involving students with ASD, since it allowed to know the participants' perceptions regarding teachers, school and friends, their interests and difficulties, positive and negative experiences and feelings Interruption of the schooling process.