Identification for olfactory trait and applicationto intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders by using new fragrance presentation method.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21031
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education; Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University (2016); University of Fukui (2015)
• Principal Investigator: Kumazaki Hirokazu 金沢大学, 子どものこころの発達研究センター, 特任准教授 (70445336)
• Research Collaborator: Kikuchi Mitsuru 金沢大学, 子どものこころの発達研究センター, 教授 ; Yoshimura Yuko 金沢大学, 子どものこころの発達研究センター, 助教
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉スペクトラム症 / 嗅覚特性 / 検知閾値

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We succeeded in the attempt to measure olfactory detection thresholds in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) similar to children with typical development (TD) using “Fragrance Jet for Medical Checkup” which resolve problems encountered in previous studies. As a result, olfactory detection thresholds of children with ASD were significantly higher than those of TD children with both odor of banana and pineapple. We also confirmed the response to some odors in children with ASD is different from that of TD by using Multi-channel Near-infrared Spectroscopy.

Free Research Field

児童精神医学