A cartografia como benefício social: mapeamento cadastral interativo de pontos de atendimento ao público com transtorno do espectro autista da região metropolitana i de saúde do estado do Pará.

Abstract

Currently, there is a sense of a great leap in the growth of the number of people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), globally. However, it is said by scientists and researchers of the disorder that the great transformation has been in the degree of information and knowledge about autism, which provides greater clarity to the professionals who assist these people and to their families and guardians. The diagnosis of ASD usually takes time and a lot of analysis, and is even more complicated when it occurs within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), in which its triage for care is unknown to a large part of its target audience. Thus, this work aimed to use interactive cartography as a great vehicle of information to users with autism, assisted by SUS, developing, thus, an interactive map, which sought to geospatialize public units of assistance to people with ASD, covering health services, based on medium and high complexity care, and education services. In view of this, the different aspects of cartography were discussed, and how it can be directly related to society, as a tool for social transformation, contributing to the development of society. Moreover, a detailed approach was made about autism, including its diagnosis and triage of important services for the full development of the person with ASD, as well as about the field of autism in the legal field, discussing national and state laws. In this way, we used information provided by the Pará State Secretary of Health (SESPA) about the services found, thus developing a database. Later, the free software Qgis was used to elaborate the cartographic product using the Qgis2Web plug-in. As a product, the work then developed an interactive map of easy usability, made available on the official SESPA website, linked to the State Coordination of Autism Policies (CEPA).