Abstract
Clinically, it is important to grasp the change in a child's behavior in the therapist-child interaction situation. Furthermore, it is even more important to understand the intention of the child's behavior. The therapist should not only catch the behavior -for example, a child turning his or her eyes toward another person-but also grasp the intent behind such behavior. From this point of view, the INREAL method emphasizes communication analysis and examines how the speaker and listener use the so-called "Conversational Principle" through this analysis. A therapist treated an autistic child with the INREAL method to improve his communication ability. The child strongly persisted in specific instruments and the therapist analyzed this persistence and grasped the intention behind it using the "Conversational Principles." The child could try to communicate with others. It was suggested that the "Conversational Principles" were effective in treating the autistic child.
