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AUTISMO E CURATELA – Tomada de Decisão Apoiada
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Rio de janeiro, 8 de maio, 2018. Por Raquel Tedesco, com colaboração de Bruna Katz.     Ao completar 18 anos, a pessoa com autismo deve ser necessariamente submetida à curatela? A Lei 12.764, de 27 de dezembro de 2012, conhecida como Lei Berenice Piana, instituiu a Política Nacional de Proteção dos Direitos da Pessoa com Transtorno do Espectro Autista. A mencionada lei dispõe que a pessoa com autismo é considerada pessoa com deficiência. Assim, aquele diagnosticado dentro do espectro terá amparo na Lei Brasileira Continue→

STEPHEN SHORE (USA)
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Helping Your Child to Help Him/Her Self: Beginning Self-Advocacy by Stephen Shore Self-advocacy is realizing what one needs in order to maximize functioning in life and knowing how to arrange the environment or obtain accommodations to do so. Or put another way, it is being literate about one’s own needs. The road to self-advocacy includes discussions of disclosure, special interests, learning styles, learning accommodations, and even relationships. One place to teach these skills is through involving students in the development of their own Individualized Education Plan Continue→