Abstract
This study aimed to analyze how the interaction process between special needs children and their classmates changed over time. We performed temporal observation of how classmates interacted with two special needs children over two years from when they were in a four-year-old class to a five-year-old class. The result revealed that by the second half period of a five-year-old class, classmates interacted with special needs children as peers without treating them special. We classified the nature of their interactions as follows: 1) relationship based on secured superiority of their own, 2) relationship in sharing fun, and 3) interaction to accept the characteristics of the handicapped while seeking equality. We also found that the interaction of the classmates with the two special needs children became bi-directional and friendly.
