Objeto para disminuir el nivel de Ansiedad en niña de 8 años con Autismo moderado en el entorno hogar.

Abstract

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by the presence of deficiencies in social interaction and communication, associated with restricted interests and stereotyped behaviors. This disorder has a high co-occurrence with anxiety, whose incidence ranges from 11% to 84% (1 -3) in people with autism. As autism is an autism spectrum disorder, it develops and conditions differently in each individual. This project addresses the case study of moderate autism in an 8-year-old girl with an absence of verbal language. Her autism is shared with episodes of anxiety, which occur more frequently at home, making it difficult to satisfactorily carry out her daily activities, as well as communication and social skills. As it is a case study, the project aims to reduce the level of anxiety in an 8-year-old girl with moderate autism within the home environment, through an object that allows regulating the needs of movement and touch, and that provides the right amount of sensory information to control moments of active anxiety at home. The project was approached from Carlos Muñoz's "case study" research methodology, with a qualitative approach. Complemented with the design method (DCU) ISO 914- 210:2010, under the use of instruments and tools for the collection of information in each of the phases, including verification protocols.