Ciclo de la experiencia de un entrenador de natación adaptada a niños con trastorno del espectro autista.

Abstract

This graduate work aims to analyse the experience of an adapted swimming coach of children with autism spectrum disorder from a gestalt perspective. Taking into account, theoretical foundation since the Gestalt therapy with contributions of Fritz Perls, the cycle of the experience postulated by Héctor Salama, for the concept of adapted physical activity were reviewed authors like Raúl Reina, David Sanz, Javier Pérez, between Others, finally for the topic of autism spectrum disorder, authors such as Leo Kanner, Uta Frith, Lorna Wing, Ángel Rivière, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Handbook of Mental Disorders were deepened (DSM IV-V). As for the methodology of the research was carried out from a qualitative perspective, descriptive type, designed from an intrinsic case study in order to achieve the theoretical understanding of the experience of an adapted swimming coach. For this, a semi-structured interview was implemented, where the following categories were examined; Cycle of experience, adapted physical activity and autism spectrum disorder, in which it was recognized the importance of the experience for the construction of meanings from the personal and social sphere, where the participant contributes from his Knowledge and experiences to the population to which it directs its work, all this, from a holistic perspective where they generate inclusive environments, that allow to the population the development of its potentialities.