2017 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 14-19
The Clinical Center of Developmental Disorders was founded at Shirayuri University approximately 20 years ago both as a consultative institution for children with developmental problems and as a clinical research institution for master’s and doctoral programs in developmental psychology.
We reviewed the principles of the establishment as well as clinical research that we conducted with a central focus on developmental disorders over the past 20 years.
As a result, it was clarified that the contents and duration of therapeutic education from early infancy through childhood could greatly influence the development of children with developmental disorders since these periods seem to feature the rapid growth of cognitive abilities. It was also indicated that early diagnosis and continuous therapeutic education are very important.
Therefore, we concluded that it is essential to offer continuous support for people with developmental disorders from early infancy through adulthood and to rearrange and enhance the contents of therapeutic education taking the characteristics of developmental disorders and growth into consideration.
