Las prácticas artísticas para el fortalecimiento de la comunicación no verbal en estudiantes con TEA

The present work aims to strengthen nonverbal communication in students with Autism Spectrum Disorder through didactic strategies based on art. The methodology was under the interpretive paradigm, qualitative approach and research-action design, within the techniques applied, participant observation, semi-structured interview and diagnostic evaluation were applied to five (5) support teachers and five (5) students of second grade of elementary school diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder belonging to the Centro Educativo Integral Cruz Roja of the municipality of Soledad/ Atlántico, The result was that the population under study presents little verbal interaction with their peers and teachers, difficulties in the development of language to understand what others say, problems such as hand movements, facial expressions and eye contact. This led to the design of a proposal based on art as a didactic strategy to strengthen language skills.