Toc therapy : design e estimulação multissensorial para crianças com TEA (Transtorno do Espectro Autista)

Abstract

This monograph presents the theme of autism spectrum disorder and the multisensory stimulus through design. Since sensory difficulties are present in 90% of autistic individuals since their early years and that early intervention shows significant improvements, where with sensory integration therapy trained professionals work with stimuli to regulate this sensory disorder that affects most of the TEA has identified the need to develop a product, brand and service project to assist in the development of these children, as well as providing information and appropriate tools to assist parents who are often bewildered when the diagnosis is received, the work of the professionals who are the main collaborators in this phase of development. Design methodologies were chosen carefully to meet the needs of this audience empathically, so the main methodology used was the HCD (Human Centered Design), the participatory co-project, complemented with the co-creation specialists, parents and children played a fundamental role feasibility of the project (sic).