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ESTER ORRU, Sílvia. Contributions of the cultural-historical approach to the education of autistic students. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.3, pp. 1-11. ISSN 1727-8120.

This paper deals with Vigotsky´s cultural-historical approach and its contributions to the education of autistic students. This article is the result of a research-action carried out with ten autistic students and their teachers in a specialized school from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, during the period 2000 to 2006. Results proved the teachers´ mediating role within the rebuilding and improvement of students' emotional experience and the significance of both immediate and more lasting affective reactions. As conclusions, it states that both the cultural-historical approach and social integration favor autistic students´ learning significantly.

Palavras-chave : education, special; autistic disorder; communication.

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