Abstract
Objective: To conduct an integrative review to identify the contributions of Psychomotricity as a technique for strengthening psychomotor development in children with autism. Methods: This is an integrative review of an exploratory and descriptive bibliographical character of the results presented. A search was made regarding the topic addressed in articles published between 2010 and 2018 in Portuguese and English. The databases used were“ Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO)”, “Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE)” and “Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS)”. 9 articles were used for this job. Results: Studies show that physical therapy through principles of the contribution of Psychomotricity has benefits that allow the child is the main way of expressing his internal and external world, improvement in the quality of life of children with Autism Spectrum (TEA), provided positive benefits in systems, motor, cognitive, sensory, in the development of the rhythm, corporal scheme, posture, balance, motor coordination, spatial structuring, temporal orientation and social interaction. Conclusion: Through this review it was possible to that physiotherapy has a satisfactory role in which it is possible to observe the importance of use of psychomotricity in development, since they contribute to the evolution and stability in balance, motor coordination, life habits and social interaction of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.