話し言葉をもたない自閉性障害幼児における特定の相手の形成の発達

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This study examined the development of the making of relationships with specific others in an autistic non-speaking child. Specific others mean attachment figures within the first year of a normal development. Case report was examined from 2 years 6 months to 6 years 11 months by mother's diaries, teacher's diaries and VTR records about activities in the nursery school for handicapped children. The results were as follows: (1) In an autistic non-speaking child's relationships with specific others, 3 levels were extracted: the intimate approach, the escape from anxiety, and the secure base to explore; (2) At the level of an intimate approach, the subject was aware of contingencies between the behavior and the emotion of pleasure-displeasure; (3) At the level of the escape from anxiety, the subject was aware of the existence of independent emotions and intentions of specific others; (4) At the level of the secure base to explore, the subject gave and took emotions and intentions with specific others. Concerning the viewpoint of multiple-attachment, the necessities of the making of relationships with specific others were discussed.