Memórias de estudantes autistas na educação profissional e tecnológica do Instituto Federal do Amapá – campus Macapá

Abstract

Vocational and Technological Education - EPT has comprehensive training as its pillar, aiming to promote an emancipatory and non-fragmented education for man. The basis of the EPT encourages us to reflect on the educational process of autistic students. Thus, this research called "Memories of Autistic Students in Professional and Technological Education of the Federal Institute of Amapá - IFAP/Campus Macapá", is aligned with the proposal for macroproject 4 - which deals with History and Memories in the Context of EPT, linked to the line organization and memories of pedagogical spaces at EPT. The main objective of the study is to show the narratives of autistic students who graduated from IFAP/Campus Macapá; it is characterized by an applied nature, with a phenomenological basis. This is a qualitative study, as it deals with individual and collective memory records of the students mentioned above. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured questionnaire containing closed and open questions applied to students who had graduated from IFAP/Campus Macapá. Data analysis consisted of an analysis of the research participants' speeches. As this is a research involving human beings, the project was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee. The results presented by the research showed the need for initial and continued training in the TEA area for teachers. The data indicate that although the IFAP/Campus Macapá is recognized as a Teaching Institution that promotes inclusion and the provision of specialized care, it still needs to adjust the school curriculum to the specific educational needs of students so that their skills and competences are achieved. The research culminated in the elaboration of a documentary as an Educational Product entitled “Autistic Memory: remembering to build new paths of inclusion in EPT”. This aims to share the narrative of an autistic student, IFAP / Campus Macapá. We believe that rescuing the memory of autistic students promotes reflections on EPT at the Federal Institute of Amapá, in addition to showing the importance of inclusive education as an education modality that seeks to consolidate the rights of people with autism, promoting their emancipation and inclusion in education systems.