Características e Especificidades da Comunicação Social na Perturbação do Espectro do Autismo

摘要: This article describes and discusses the characteristics of Social Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) based on diagnostic criteria Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, DSM 5. It highlights, among others, merger social interaction communication its importance for diagnosis intervention children with ASD. also confronts different perspectives that underpin arguments criticisms to classification proposed by DSM-5. analyzes specificity language, discourse, pragmatics, syntax prosody, morphology semantics ASD as well their implications adaptation development communicative skills. Identifying these skills reinforces earliest possible, conducted child family's natural contexts aiming enhance involvement levels participation child, promoters learning opportunities