Prevalencia de neuromitos en padres de niños con trastorno del espectro autista

PROBLEM: the prevalence of neuromyths expressed by thirds parties towards parents of children with autism spectrum disorder during their growth and development process. OBJECTIVE: know the prevalence of the most common neuromyths heard by parents of children with ASD. METHOD: a qualitative and quantitative study was carried out with a sample of 10 parents with children diagnosed with ASD, and theoretical information was collected through reliable academic search engines and repositories of CUNZAC Indexed Academic Journals. RESULTS: the prevalence of neuromyths heard most frequently by parents of children with ASD, was identified in 80%, with the most frequent being 100% that autism spectrum disorder occurs only in men, in 80% that children people with this condition are aggressive, as a 80% that vaccines can cause autism, therefore 80% that autism is a disease and 80% that people with this spectrum do not understand anything about the environment that surrounds them, and another neuromyths frequently used. CONCLUSION: it was determined that there is a prevalence of neuromyths heard by parents of children ASD during different stages of development and growth; being mostly statements that limit the reality about the neurodevelopment, c