An Empirical Study of a School Support Program for 5-Years-Old Children with ASD and Suspected ASD

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02652
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Meisei University
• Principal Investigator: Hoshiyama Asagi (柳沼麻木) 明星大学, 教育学部, 教授 (70304558)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 近藤 万里子 帝京短期大学, 帝京短期大学, 講師 (20814130) ; 佐々木 沙和子 帝京大学, 教育学部, 助教 (90827437)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 感覚特性 / 教員と保護者の情報共有 / 就学支援シート / 就学支援プログラム / ASD

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to (1) investigate sensory characteristics and development of 5-years-old children with or suspected of having ASD, (2) clarify the differences in assessment between caregivers and parents, and (3) identify important perspectives for school support.
The results showed that (1) 21 of the 143 children (14.6%) showed very high values in any of the four quadrants of SP, one of whom had developmental coordination disorder and two of whom had ADHD. The higher the developmental index, the fewer the sensory problems. (2) It became clear that there were differences in the evaluations depending on the evaluator. (2) It is thought that the difference between the home and kindergarten environments may have influenced the differences. (3) The importance of sharing information on sensory sensitivity and reasonable accommodation as a schooling support program became clear.

Free Research Field

保育学　特別支援教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では就学支援プログラムの実証研究を行った。143名のうちSPの4象限のいずれかに非常に高い値を示した児は21名（14.6％）であり、内1名は発達性協調運動障害、内2名はADHDであった。診断がなく感覚特性への配慮を要する児童が一定数存在することを示している。また評価者により評価に違いがあった。これは家庭と幼稚園という環境の違いが影響すると考えられる。このことから就学支援プログラムとして、診断の有無に関わらず感覚過敏と合理的配慮に関する情報共有の必要性が明らかとなった。