Gesture Skill of Pre-School Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

• Project/Area Number: 26870862
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education; Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
• Principal Investigator: SANO MISAKO 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 脳機能系障害研究部, 外来研究員 (00710815)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 自閉スペクトラム症 / 運動発達 / 就学前 / 道具使用 / 模倣 / 自閉症スペクトラム障害 / 発達障害 / 動作獲得 / 対人関係 / 就学前支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been characterized by the difficulties of social abilities. However, there have been several reports which mentions about deficits in motor skills of children with ASD. Occupational therapists focus on motor development as well as cognitive development of ASD children. The purpose of this study was to find the difference in the development process between ASD children and typically developing(TD) controls. 8 children with ASD and 8 TD children aged 4-6 were participated. The praxis examination was conducted and the results were compared between two groups. Children with ASD produced significantly fewer correct responses during Gesture to Command and Gesture to Imitation but not Gesture with Tool Use. The results of this study suggested that the development of motor performance could have no difference until at the certain age and the gap between two groups would be getting wider at later age.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Development of tool-use actions in pre-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017)
  • Author(s): MISAKO SANO; Kaori Yamaguchi; Reiko Fukatsu; Minoru Hoshiyama
  • Organizer: the 1st Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Symposium
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ASD児の運動表象獲得過程について：定型発達児との比較検討 (2016)
  • Author(s): 佐野美沙子、山口佳小里、深津玲子
  • Organizer: 第40回日本神経心理学会学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本，日本
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-15
• [Presentation] Praxis performance in pre-school children with Autistic spectrum disorders (2016)
  • Author(s): Misako Sano, Kaori Yamaguchi, Minoru Hoshiyama, Reiko Fukatsu.
  • Organizer: 11th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Place of Presentation: Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-18
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Gesture skill of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (2015)
  • Author(s): Misako S, Kaori Y, Reiko F.
  • Organizer: 6th Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Energy Event Centre (Rotorua, New Zealand)
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 自閉症スペクトラム障害児の動作獲得に関する検討. (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐野美沙子, 山口佳小里, 深津玲子
  • Organizer: 第49回日本作業療法学会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸ポートピアホテル・神戸国際展示場(神戸市)
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-19 – 2015-06-21
• [Presentation] 自閉症スペクトラム障害児の動作獲得に関する検討 (2015)
  • Author(s): 佐野美沙子、山口佳小里、深津玲子
  • Organizer: 第49回日本作業療法学会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸ポートピアホテル・神戸国際展示場（神戸市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-19
• [Presentation] Gesture Skill of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A study at the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities. (2014)
  • Author(s): Misako, S.
  • Organizer: 2014 Nagoya-Yonsei Research Exchange Meeting on Health Science
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋大学(名古屋市)
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-02 – 2014-11-04