Study on Examination of Support Factors for Attention Control and Dyadic Relationship Formation of Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02733
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09060:Special needs education-related
• Research Institution: Fukuoka University
• Principal Investigator: Tokunaga Yutaka 福岡大学, 人文学部, 教授 (30217492)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 田中 信利 北九州市立大学, 文学部, 教授 (90236612)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 重症心身障害 / 注意 / 二項関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To evaluate the development of children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities, "Reception and Response List" and "Assessment Sheet" were developed. These includes items such as the formation of dyadic relationships, which are connections with people and objects, as well as the prerequisites for this, such as arousal behavior, focusing of attention (orientation response, gaze), and sustained attention. When using these, it has become clear that it is necessary to consider the variability in children's behavior, and that differences in the adults who work with them and the children's postures have a large impact. Therefore, it is considered necessary to fix the people and place when conducting the evaluation and to repeatedly evaluate them.

Free Research Field

特別支援教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

障害が重度な子どもは、発達初期に留まる場合が多く、人とのつながり、物とのつながりである二項関係を形成し、その相互作用を豊かにすることが重要になる。そのつながりの前提には、覚醒行動、注意焦点化 （定位反応、注視）、注意持続などが含まれる。これらの行動評価を踏まえて、大人の働きかけを工夫することが、その療育や教育の基礎となる。これらの行動評価に活用可能な「受止め・対応リスト」とその「評価シート」の活用は、臨床的な意義が高いと考えられる。