Special Education and Occupational Therapy: Analysis of Interfaces From Knowledge Production

For that, a bibliographic review research was carried out in the two Brazilian indexed journals of Occupational Therapy: Revista de Terapia Ocupacional from São Paulo University and Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, from the combination of descriptors occupational therapy AND special education OR school inclusion OR inclusive education.

The results involved 18 papers from the cutoff period from 2003 to 2017. It was possible to observe a close relation between Occupational Therapy and Special Education, more focused on favoring the inclusion of schoolchildren with disabilities. The work of occupational therapists in the educational context was shown with eminently collaborative character with teachers and other actors of the school routine, in order to provide conditions and opportunities for learning and participation for children whose school performance is affected by limiting situations or disabilities.