Banca de DEFESA: TEREZA CRISTINA FEIJÃO TAVARES

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STUDENT : TEREZA CRISTINA FEIJÃO TAVARES
DATE: 03/11/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: sala online
TITLE:

Riding therapy: contact with nature and autistic children development

 

KEY WORDS:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); hippotherapy; Contact with nature; Bioecological Theory of Human Development.

PAGES: 153
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Multidisciplinar
SUMMARY:

 

This research, developed together with the Research Group “Amazon Children and Childhood Research Laboratory” – LAPCIA/Ufopa, sought to verify the relationship between the connection with nature and Horse-Assisted Therapy for children with ASD, based on an empirical study developed together with Polícia Militar – PM of Santarém Riding Therapy program. It was about observing the direct and intense experience with nature promoted by the relationship with the horse in a horse-assisted therapy environment (ring and surroundings) and, as a result, examining the effect of this experience on the development of children with ASD. At the same time, a conceptual study was carried out on the aspects that make up the problem: connection with nature from the perspective of bioecological theory; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Horse-Assisted Therapy / Hippotherapy. We expected to contribute to improving the quality of life of people with ASD treated in equine therapy, allowing the analysis of the developmental transformations and benefits observed with this therapy. The research is conceptually supported by the Bioecological Theory of Human Development, which perceives the ecological environment as a system of dynamic structures grouped independently, including everything from the intimate care of the child by the guardian to broad contexts, such as school, neighborhood, the culture, among others that are part of everyday experience. The empirical work followed three children with ASD practicing Equine Therapy-Santarém, and their families for a period of ten months. The results indicate qualitative gains in the child's development; The strength of the horse stood out, a large animal, which causes a strong impact and displaces the person from their normal life situation, creating a bond and changing perception and the perception that this therapy, in the case of children with ASD it should not be limited to a specific time of completion.

 

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1552900 - IANI DIAS LAUER LEITE
Interno - ***.853.015-** - JAILSON SANTOS DE NOVAIS - UFSB
Interno - 1776327 - THIAGO ALMEIDA VIEIRA
Externo à Instituição - MARCOS ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA