Abstract
The purpose of this study was to present some clues of developmental clinic supports for mothers having a child with developmental disorders, by analyzing three case reports of the 18-months health check-up. The results were as follows : First, children's developmental disorders caught at the health check-up became clearer as they grow up, so mothers' affective responses would be shaken by their suspicion whether their children should have developmental disorders or not. It is necessary for the practitioners to encourage them to take notice of developmental features of their children and the effects of useful care to their children. Second, it is important to relate mothers' recognition about disorders of children to their attachment to the children. For the support of mothers, it is necessary to open the child-care classes in their daily life. By way of participating the class, they would get some knowledge about developmental meanings of children's behaviors, peer-social supports, and experiences to take effective care of their children. Third, it is necessary to consider practitioners' specialty at the developmental clinic in the health check-up as follows : 1) assessment for the development of children, for psycho-social situations of mothers and for their relationships with children. 2) clinical correspondence with mothers to accept or to guide them in response to mothers' life stages and psycho-social situations. 3) teamwork and collaboration with other specialists such as public-health nurses, doctors, and care-takers in the community.
