Research on improvement of interpersonal relationship-based QOL (SI-QOL) for children with autism spectrum disorder

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14458
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
• Research Institution: Seibi Gakuen College (2020-2022); Rissho University (2019)
• Principal Investigator: Watanabe Takatsugu 星美学園短期大学, 幼児保育学科, 准教授 (00769466)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉症スペクトラム障害児 / 対人関係 / QOL / コミュニケーション / 保護者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this report, we examined the required conditions for smooth communication for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who are said to have difficulty communicating with others. We subsequently developed a communication support program to incorporate these conditions and allowed the program to increase the happiness felt by children with ASD when interacting with others. Since this program is simple, the applicability in educational and home settings is also demonstrated.

Free Research Field

応用行動分析

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、日常生活場面において、①ASD児の保護者と円滑に関わるための条件と②保護者の「ASD児の保護者との円滑に関わり」を引き出す条件の検討を行い、③①、②の条件を組み込んだコミュニケーション支援技法のASD児の幸福度に与える影響を明らかにしたことが学術的意義である。そして、③のコミュニケーション支援技法をASD児に実施することで、ASD児の他者と関わることの幸福感が増加することが社会的意義である。