MP-BA takes legal action to guarantee multidisciplinary therapies for children with autism in the city of Bahia Reproduction/TV Globo The Public Ministry of Bahia (MP-BA) proposed a public civil action so that the municipality of Cícero Dantas, a city 319 km from Salvador, regularizes and expands the offer of multidisciplinary therapies aimed at children who require specialized medical care, especially those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The measure was formalized last Monday (8), but the body announced it on Friday (12). According to Ariel José Guimarães Nascimento, the prosecutor who articulated the request, structural flaws were identified in the provision of services in the city's public health system. As an example, he mentioned frequent records of absence of professionals or insufficient availability of essential services. 📲 Click here and join the g1 Bahia WhatsApp group Among the main problems found, according to the prosecutor, are the lack of speech therapy and occupational therapy professionals, and the scarce offer of physiotherapy and psychological support. Now on g1 Still according to him, these absences directly impact the cognitive, motor, communicative and social development of children with ASD. "The interruption or insufficiency of therapies can cause worsening of clinical conditions and even regression of skills already acquired", he highlighted. The prosecutor added that access to these specialized treatments is part of the fundamental right to health and is provided for in the National Policy for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder, in addition to being guaranteed by the Federal Constitution, the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA) and the Statute of Persons with Disabilities. READ ALSO: Six of the 10 most violent cities in Brazil are in Bahia, says study Teenager reports rape inside subway station in Salvador Man investigated for killing and hiding his brother's corpse is arrested on suspicion of threatening witnesses See more state news on g1 Bahia. Watch videos from g1 and TV Bahia 💻