Impacts of family neglect on the acceptance of autistic children: teachers’ opinions

ASD is made up of stigmas, prejudice, and social segregation, which directly impact the family's relationship with the autistic child. The non-acceptability of the diagnosis by the parents causes the relationship between them to be impaired, and consequently, there is no promotion of quality treatment for the child. In this way, their quality of life and their interaction with other means of coexistence, such as school, which is of great importance in children's cognitive and social development, are compromised. Thus, the objective was to identify the challenges encountered by teachers in the teaching-learning process and to evaluate whether the problems identified are related to the disorder itself or whether how the family relates to these children influences this scenario. To this end, a study was carried out through a bibliographic survey and a collection of teachers' testimonies about the problem addressed.