Início Terapias integrativas no auxílio ao tratamento do Transtorno do Espectro Autista
terapias integrativas
Terapias integrativas no auxílio ao tratamento do Transtorno do Espectro Autista
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been widely discussed and studied in recent years, affecting the individual's neurological development, and bringing as its main characteristic impairments in speech, non-verbal communication, social relationships, and the field of imagination. Currently, some medications are used to treat some signs and symptoms of ASD, such as atypical antipsychotics and psychostimulants, however these drugs do not treat the individual as a whole and bring several adverse effects, thus harming the patient's quality of life in other aspects. Therefore, the importance of studying and increasingly implementing the use of integrative therapies in conjunction with existing therapies, to obtain a more effective treatment that aims to treat the person in a unique and effective way, having a general improvement in its clinical condition and consequently bringing a better quality of life for the person with ASD and their families. Some of these therapies are music therapy, hydrotherapy, hippotherapy and Bach flower remedies, which can be implemented into the set of treatments designed by a multidisciplinary team that will assess the needs of each patient.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, medicines, integrative therapies, quality of life.
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