The relation between behavior at 18months and risk of autism at 3 years old

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19908
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59010:Rehabilitation science-related
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: Tokunaga Akiko 長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 助教 (10710436)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉症スペクトラム / 早期療育 / 感覚刺激に対する反応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Data at 18 months was collected for 295 children (recovery rate 64%), and data at 3 years old was collected for 210 children (recovery rate 45%). Currently, we are analyzing these data and making a paper. At present, it has been suggested that there is an relation between the state of response to sensory stimuli at 18 months and the risk of autism spectrum disorders at 3 years of age.

Free Research Field

発達障害学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果により、早期では診断しにくい自閉症スペクトラムリスクを早期に予見することができれば、より年齢が低い段階で子どもたちの能力を伸ばすために介入するきっかけになると考えられる。また１歳半という健診の年齢に合わせて調査を行ったため、本研究成果が明らかとなれば地域の母子保健の場面で活用が期待できる。