Desenvolvimento e Validação de uma cartilha sobre a camuflagem social no Transtorno do Espectro Autista em mulheres

Abstract

The goal was to develop an Educational Technology (ET) about masking in autism based on the synthesis and translation of knowledge available in the literature and validation of the content with specialists. The methodological research was conducted in three phases: literature review, using standard descriptors and the question "What are the masking strategies used by women on the autism spectrum and what impacts do these strategies cause on their mental health and diagnostic trajectory?" in databases such as PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS; production of the ET in booklet format, following the editing and diagramming process, obeying criteria related to content, structure-organization, language aspects, layout, and cultural sensitivity; and content validation, using the Snowball Sampling technique for recruitment and a validated questionnaire for the stage. A general Content Validity Index (CVI) result of 98.1% was obtained from the response of 11 specialists, thus demonstrating its validity for use. After validation, the ET is ready to be used as a learning instrument, being a new contribution to the dissemination of quality information for people within and outside the healthcare area.