2026-10-2920252026-10-292025BATISTA, Daniele Mesquita. Um diálogo com mães de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista sobre a experiência vivenciada da maternagem. Orientadora: Maria Goreth Silva Ferreira. 2025. 151 f. Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Pará / Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Santarém-PA, 2025.https://portaldaposgraduacao.uepa.br/handle/riuepa/400AbertoEnfermagemMaternagemTranstorno do Espectro AutistaCuidado com CriançaNursingMotheringAutism Spectrum DisorderWatch Out for ChildrenDissertaçãoCiências da Saúde::EnfermagemIntroduction: There has been a significant increase in the number of diagnoses of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder worldwide, and in Brazil, it is currently estimated that there are 5.997 million people with autism. The symptoms of autism appear in the early years of life, so mothers will need to face many challenges to develop motherhood in a satisfactory manner, since the stages of their children's child development will occur in a unique way. Considering the aspects of ASD and the stressful routine of mothers, who are primarily responsible for the demands of their children, it is assumed that there will be a redefinition of the mothering process, and it is therefore essential to delve deeper into the reality of these mothers. Objective: to learn about the experiences lived by mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in the development of motherhood. Methodology: this is descriptive research with a qualitative approach based on the Sensitive Creative Method (MCS), which has as its central axis the dynamics of creativity and creativity. Data were produced through the “Tree of Knowledge” dynamic, which was held in a room at the State University of Pará. Thirteen mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder participated in the study. The material produced was organized and analyzed in light of the framework that deals with the analysis of the French Line Discourse. Results: the mothers’ discourse revealed that the singularities involved in caring for a neuroatypical child begin as soon as they perceive the first signs of atypia, leading them to a lonely and painful search for explanations. The circumstances surrounding the diagnosis are adverse, as they clash with the lack of preparation of health professionals to perform early diagnosis, inconsistencies in the diagnosis, the high cost of evaluations, and the slowness of the process. The feelings of guilt, denial, lack of guidance, lack of knowledge about the disorder, and the difficulty in dealing with their children’s behavior lead them to an emotional state of despair, but this is redefined as they develop and improve skills to cope with difficulties. Internal strategies (patience, love, faith, resilience, understanding, awareness and knowledge) and external strategies (support network, therapies and medications) are essential for the exercise of motherhood. Final considerations: the impacts of the disorder on the reality of mothers result in the attribution of new meanings to the process of motherhood, which with great effort goes through several difficulties, some of which, although intrinsic to the disorder, would be reduced by bringing visibility to its demands. The proposal of a space for qualified listening, the qualification of health professionals, which allows both a more assertive diagnosis and the correct guidance to family members – and in this aspect the role of nurses is essential –, are necessary measures to improve the quality of life of mothers, children and consequently for the exercise of motherhood.PPGENF - Enfermagem em saúde pública e epidemiologia de doenças na Amazônia