Construction of a playful game for sexual education of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Celia Conceição; Juliana Vieira Almeida Silva

Construction of a playful game for sexual education of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Authors

Celia Conceição Undergraduate in Psychology from the University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Itajaí, SC, Brazil
Juliana Vieira Almeida Silva PhD in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor at the University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Itajaí, SC, Brazil

Keywords:

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sex Education, Adolescent, Play and Playthings

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To create a playful game for sexual education of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). METHOD: This is the construction of a board game based on an integrative literature review in the CAPES, PUBMED, and SCIELO databases . Some steps suggested by Jaffe (2011) were used to build the game, namely: game concept, game platform, game theme, gameplay, development, and a communication method for adolescents with ASD, as an additional step. RESULTS: The board game was called “The adventure of the adolescent with ASD: discovering sexuality” and consists of 17 illustrated houses, three pawns, a dice, and an illustrated book to introduce the theme to players. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: There is a shortage of materials focused on the theme, so the board game was built to develop knowledge for players with ASD in a playful way about sexual education.

Published

2019-03-18

How to Cite

Conceição, C., & Silva, J. V. A. (2019). Construction of a playful game for sexual education of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Adolescência E Saúde, 16(3), 111–120. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/263