Resiliência das famílias de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista na pandemia de covid-19 no Amapá

Abstract

Objective: to analyze key processes of resilience existing in families of children with TEA in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Amapá. Method: it is of a qualitative research of a descriptive nature, of the case study type, which was based on Yin's methodological framework. Data collection took place during the February to October 2022. After categorization of the data, the study used the theoretical basis of Walsh's family resilience, to identify the key processes existing in the family of the interviewed participants, in order to show how the system Families face different experiences and how they affect the family and its relations. Results: the COVID-19 pandemic represented an adversity to be faced by families. The participating families showed vulnerability in the key processes of communication and expression of feelings. And the key processes of readaptation to the pandemic period; connectivity between members; networks of support and spirituality were seen as protective factors. Conclusion: it was noticed

that in the families of this study, family resilience is dynamic and through its processes- key it was possible to analyze that its points of vulnerability were established through the

inability to deal with the individual differences of each family member together and the protection factors presented were the readjustment of their routines, their connectivity, family support networks, their communication processes, interactions pleasures between family and through spirituality.