Development of new method of early detection of Autism spectrum disorder

• Project/Area Number: 22653088
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Showa Women's University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA Noriko 昭和女子大学, 人間社会学部, 専任講師 (90425702)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAKAMURA Katsuki 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (70243110)
• Research Collaborator: SASAKI Takeo , 日本公文教育研究会
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
• Keywords: 心理検査 / 視線計測 / 自閉性障害 / 顔 / 視線検出 / 早期発見法 / 読み聞かせ / 絵本

Research Abstract

We attempted to develop a new method of early detection of pervasive developmental disorder based on visual scanning behavior. We examined visual scanning patterns of both typical developing (TD) children and those with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) during their mother read a picture book aloud. All the TD children fixated far more extensively on the faces than other areas. However, more than half of the PDD children paid less attention to the faces. Rather they paid attention to wider regions including feet and bodies. Such an unbiased scanning pattern is probably one of the behavioral features of children with autistic disorder . Analyzing visual scanning patterns on the picture book may help us to detect Autism spectrum disorder in early childhood.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] ニューヨーク・ボストンにおける自閉症児教育-多様な教育プログラムと保護者による選択- (2012)
  • Author(s): 石井正子・中村徳子
  • Journal Title: 学苑 (昭和女子大学近代文化研究所) Volume: 860号 Pages: 82-97
  • NAID: 110009391586
• [Journal Article] ニューヨーク・ボストンにおける自閉症児教育 ―多様な教育プログラムと保護者による選択― (2012)
  • Author(s): 石井正子・中村徳子
  • Journal Title: 学苑 （昭和女子大学近代文化研究所) Volume: 860号 Pages: 82-97
  • NAID: 110009391586
• [Presentation] Positive Behavior Support (PBS) に基づいた子育てや療育に関する行動理論の基礎知識テスト (2012)
  • Author(s): 和田彩紀子、吉野智富美、権藤真織、中村徳子
  • Organizer: 日本行動療法学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都 立命館大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-22
• [Presentation] Visual scanning patterns during reading a picture book aloud by mothers in children with pervasive developmental disorder (2012)
  • Author(s): Noriko NAKAMURA, Takeshi SASAKI & Katsuki NAKAMURA
  • Organizer: Dynamic Brain Forum
  • Place of Presentation: Seville, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-05
• [Presentation] Positive Behavior Support (PBS) に基づいた子育てや療育に関する行動理論の基礎知識テスト
  • Author(s): 和田彩紀子、吉野智富美、権藤真織、中村徳子
  • Organizer: 日本行動療法学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都 立命館大学
• [Book] カールソン 神経科学テキスト 脳と行動第17章 不安障害,自閉性障害,注意欠陥・多動障害,ストレス障害 (2010)
  • Author(s): 中村徳子
  • Publisher: 丸善株式会社
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