Development of Intervention Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Baced on Comprehensive Symptom Assessment and Adaptive Behavior

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21053
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology; Special needs education
• Research Institution: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Kanae 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 特別研究員 (00588767)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉スペクトラム症 / 感覚刺激処理 / 精神的健康 / 養育者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In supporting children with ASD and their families, it is necessary to consider not only core symptoms such as social skills and communication, but also comorbid symptoms. In this study, we focused on difficulty in sensory processing difficulties as a comorbid symptom. The aim of this study was to examine the association between sensory processing difficulties in children with ASD and the mental health of primary caregivers. Higher scores on Auditory Filtering as measured with the SSP were associated with poorer mental health of primary caregivers, even after an adjustment for ASD symptom severity.
It was suggested that pre-assessment is important for participants when implementing a support program for families of children with ASD.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育,　臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ASDの子どもとその家族の支援において、子どもの社会性やコミュニケーションといった中核症状だけではなく、児の感覚刺激処理の困難、さらには児の年齢やどの感覚モダリティーの処理に困難を抱えているのかの評価の重要性が示唆された。