Nurture support for mother whose child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

―A case study of consultation through RDI ―

Abstract

　The purpose of this paper is to clarify the importance of nurture support for a mother who has a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through Relationship Development Intervention (RDI). The participant was a mother whose child was a 6-year-old boy. The modification process of nurture support was analyzed by her reflections and comments from consultant. The results were as follows: 1) The mother’s negative reflections decreased in number, conversely the challenges she faced in interacting with her son increased instead. 2) Through the consultation process, she focused on the relationship with her son more than his skills in her reflections. According to the above case study, the author focused on the utilization of video clips to notice small changing moments in communication between mother and child. This report highlighted two points: the importance of the mother’s awareness of relatedness with her child and support based on a viewpoint of family system.