Basic Study of Conflicts and Coping Skills for Self-Understanding with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380931
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: Kiya Hidekatsu 山口大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50225083)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 臨床心理学 / 自閉症スペクトラム障害 / 自閉症スペクトラム障害の自己理解 / ウェクスラー式知能検査 / 集中型「自己理解」プログラム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HF-ASD) that author and colleges follow their supports for 10 years from childhood achieved stable “Self-Understanding” . Because HF-ASD learned expression of their individuality with flexible understanding of situation, high skill of help-sign and high achievement of studying and working experiences. But, HF-ASD that we follow their supports for 10 years from adolescence have difficulty in activities at home and office, or intensive planning and predicting after adolescence. Finally, we suggested that intensive “Self-Understanding “Program have some effects for activating their activities and promoting their consciousness of conflict and coping skills.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学的視点を通して、自閉症スペクトラム障害児者の自己理解に関する調査研究を専門とする。