STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN THE EDUCATIONAL CENTERS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

Currently in the field of education, students with some type of disability can be considered as a vulnerable population group due to the inclusive deficiencies that exist in schools. The partial knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorders (in advance, ASD), by the educational community, makes it difficult to understand the attention that these students require in their learning stage. This research tries to determine what difficulties have experienced the families of these students in the educational centers of their children, at the same time that seeks to know what is the level of satisfaction that families have with the response received from the educational field. The methodology that has been used has been qualitative, through a case study that has used the technique of in-depth interviews focused on the families of students with ASD. The sample was established by intentional sampling and a total of 30 subjects participated, of whom 19 are mothers and 11 are parents of children with ASD. In short, the article presents a report of the results that have been obtained in the research carried out in the province of Jaen (Spain) in relation to the perceptions and experiences that the families of the students with ASD have had about the different vulnerabilities that their minors in educational centers. The totality of the sample agrees that the specialized attention that is offered from the educational centers is insufficient. Keywords: Case Study, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Educational Centers.