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Although autism has received special attention in current scientific literature, there are still gaps that need to be investigated. This article refers to a review of the Brazilian literature on autism in the fields of Psychology and Education, aiming to identify the current scenario of scientific literature on this topic. To this end, a survey was conducted of scientific articles published in Brazilian journals from 2007 to 2012. The survey included 156 articles, whose abstracts were analyzed and categorized. In all categories, a systematization was identified of the characteristics of autism and the development of interventions for the reduction of symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]