INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Abstract

The objective of this work is to identify the actions that must be implemented so that students with Asperger's Syndrome can attend the university level. The thematic index of the theoretical foundations is divided into four units as follows: UNIT I: History of Asperger Syndrome UNIT II: Inclusive Education, UNIT III: Educational Community, UNIT IV: Inclusive University, UNIT V: Legal Framework for the educational inclusion. The research format was developed based on a qualitative - quantitative (mixed) approach. This method can be understood as a process that collects, analyzes and pours quantitative and qualitative data, in the same study. Regarding the level of research, it is descriptive, because it involves observing and describing the behavior of a subject without influencing him in any way. For the purposes of understanding in detail the result of the required information, a questionnaire with closed and open questions was used. It is worth mentioning that young people with Asperger's syndrome are in a position to attend the university level, previously making them an evaluation to know their level of capacity and also of limitation so that the form of education is adapted without losing its essence. . This education will be efficient with the inclusive attitude of the educational community in general and especially with the support of an area dedicated exclusively to inclusive university education. It is worth mentioning that Asperger's syndrome is framed within the autism spectrum disorder - ASD.