Social Representations of the Educational Experience of Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chile

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782020000100161

Keywords:

Special education; Difficulty in learning; Perception; Life story

Abstract

This article aims to make visible social representations of the educational experience of young people with autism spectrum disorder (asd), built on the stories of their mothers' lives. In relation to the methodology, it corresponds to a qualitative study, framed in an interpretive paradigm and in turn under a phenomenological approach. The sample, of intentional type was composed of five women mothers of young people with asd between 16 and 24 years, all with residence in Concepción-Chile. The life stories are worked from an analysis of thematic categorical content with a strong hermeneutical effort. The main results obtained refer to regular education teachers with little preparation and willingness to work with students with asd, as opposed to the attitude of the other students (without asd), who according to the stories, had a positive reception, empathic and affectionate towards young people. On the other hand, the mothers show a school integration that does not exist and a great fear for the future of their children after the age of 26, product of the legislation in force in Chile. From the stories emerges the social representation of discrimination and fear, the social representation of non-integration and the social representation of the denied educational future, all of which is explained in the development of this article

Author Biographies

Camila Andrea Toledo Manríquez, Centro de Capacitación Laboral de Educación Especial Paulo Freire, Chile

Profesora de Educación Diferencial mención Deficiencia Mental, Licenciada en Educación de la Universidad de Concepción, finalizó sus estudios en enero de 2016. Un año después, en marzo de 2017, ingresó al programa de Magíster en psicopedagogía y Educación Especial en la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, marco formativo en que se desarrolla el presente artículo y de cuyo programa ya egresó. Actualmente se desempeña como docente en el Centro de Capacitación Laboral de Educación Especial Paulo Freire, ubicado en Concepción.

Óscar Fernando Basulto Gallegos, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile

Licenciado en Comunicación Social, Magíster en Comunicación Estratégica y Doctor en Sociología. Forma parte del claustro académico del programa de Magíster en psicopedagogía y educación especial en la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción y está a cargo de la asignatura Taller de análisis de datos cualitativos, y dirige seminarios de investigación en el mismo programa. Además, se encuentra adscrito como académico a la Facultad de Comunicación, Historia y Ciencias Sociales de la misma universidad.

Published

2020-05-15

How to Cite

Toledo Manríquez, C. A., & Basulto Gallegos, Óscar F. (2020). Social Representations of the Educational Experience of Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chile. Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education, 14(1), 161–176. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-73782020000100161