2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Prospective study of communication development on infants with autistic spectrum disorder
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16530462
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus (2007)
Okinawa International University (2004-2006) |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKARABE Morihisa University of the Ryukyus, Fuculty of Law and Letters, Professor (50175436)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | autistic spectrum disorder / relationship / video-feedback / inter-subjectivity / attachment / affective communication / participation observation / approach-avoidance motivational confrict |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study investigated how infants with autistic spectrum disorder form attachment for their mothers and others. Furthermore, this study examined how infants with autistic spectrum disorder express their emotion to other person. The following results ware provided.
1. Attachment formation and expression emotion to mother
In first type of infants with autistic spectrum disorder, it was difficult for them to attachment to their mother, and to other persons. In second type of infants with autistic spectrum disorder, as the relationship between mother and infant got deeply, the affective communication between mother and infant progressed deeply. In third type of infants with autistic spectrum disorder, attachment of the infant was remarkably improved and affective communication between mother and infant was rapidly improve.
2. Attachment formation and expression emotion to others
For the infant of first type, the affective communication to others have progressed more than the affective communication to mother. And the infant showed attachment behavior to others. However, the infant didn't show it to mother. For the infant of second type, attachment of infant to mother get deeply, and at the same time the attachment behavior to others increase were increased. For the infant of third type, attachment of infant to mother get deeply, and the infant showed attachment behavior to others.
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Research Products
(2 results)
