Reflexões sobre o conceito de inclusão escolar de crianças autistas à luz da Lei 12.764/12: direito à igualdade e à diferença

Abstract

Faced with the modern paradigm of a society in which its concepts and perceptions are constantly changing, we are faced with several individuals who have their own characteristics that make them unique before the community. Against this backdrop, the present article intends to demonstrate the importance of giving voice to the different ones, since before the law we are all equal and deserving of the same opportunities and rights, more specifically the group of autistic people in view of the right to education. Therefore, in the first chapter, we sought to conceptualize people with disabilities in order to include people with autism and to point out the existence of legal devices regarding the access to the right to education by this group, emphasizing the importance of the right to equality and difference . In the second chapter, in turn, the objective was to analyze and score the inclusive educational method and its reflection in the face of differences and the concept of equality, highlighting the autistic in this context. Finally, the third chapter focuses on concepts about what autism is and its specificities