A importância do conceito de cultura para o tratamento de indivíduos com transtorno do espectro autista (TEA) na perspectiva da análise do comportamento aplicada (ABA)

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder which involves delays and impairments in the areas of language and interaction social and, currently, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has proven to be an effective, evidence-based scientific approach to treating individuals with TEA. However, for the generalization of learned behaviors to occur, It is necessary to think about the culture in which the individual is inserted and perceive it as variable determining behavior. Therefore, if it is necessary understand the discussion of the concept of culture in behavior analysis and How this discussion takes place in ABA therapy. Therefore, the research in question aims to understand how the concept of culture is understood, from the perspective of behavior analysis, and understand how the concept is taken into account consideration in the treatments carried out by professionals in the field of Analysis of Behavior Applied to Autism Spectrum Disorder. For this, it was carried out an integrative systematic review of the literature, where it was found that the Behavior analysis does not have an established definition of culture and that there is a need for “cultural competence”. Given this, it is understood that there is a need to have studies on culture and understanding it within behavior analysis, in addition to having courses focused on this question within the training of the behavior analyst.