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Kamio, Yoko; Inada, Naoko; Koyama, Tomonori – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The psychosocial outcomes of individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) appear to be diverse and are often poor relative to their intellectual or language level. To identify predictive variables that are potentially ameliorable by therapeutic intervention, this study investigated self-reported psychosocial quality of life…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Quality of Life, Autism, Expressive Language
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Sarrett, Jennifer C.; Kushner, Howard I. – Annals of Science, 2011
Watters questions the universality of mental illness and warns of the harms that accompany the exportation of Western typologies to non-Western cultures. He is particularly concerned that these effects will be exacerbated by the upcoming revisions of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM-V").…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Autism, Global Approach
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Honda, Hideo; Shimizu, Yasuo; Nitto, Yukari; Imai, Miho; Ozawa, Takeshi; Iwasa, Mitsuaki; Shiga, Keiko; Hira, Tomoko – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: For early detection of autism, it is difficult to maintain an efficient level of sensitivity and specificity based on observational data from a single screening. The Extraction and Refinement (E&R) Strategy utilizes a public children's health surveillance program to produce maximum efficacy in early detection of autism. In the…
Descriptors: Autism, Nurses, Public Health, Child Health
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Tachiiri, Hajime – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses early detection of hearing impairment in Japan with particular reference to the system used in Tokushima Prefecture. Suggests that a required screening of all children at 18 months of age resulted in 2 developments: (1) all the hard-of-hearing children were identified; and (2) public health nurses became more alert to hearing impairment…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
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Hirota, Eiko; Tanaka, Yoshisato – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses the Home Training Program for congenital hearing-impaired infants and their families administered by the Teikyo University Hospital. Suggests that the program is based on the maximum use of residual hearing, early identification of hearing impairment and early intervention, and support for parents. (AA)
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
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Minamimura, Hiroko; Omata, Masamichi – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Presents the ideas and educational activities of the TRIANGLE intervention program for both hearing-impaired or deaf infants and their mothers. The program encourages children's integration into the community and into school, offers classes on everyday learning activities at home, provides counseling and audiological assessment for parents and…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
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Tokumitsu, Hiroko – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
This transcript of a videotaped presentation introduces the early education program at the Fujimidai Auditory Centre for hearing-impaired children. The center serves children from birth until their enrollment in elementary school, and its activities include audiological assessment; hearing aid selection, check, and maintenance; individualized,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Clinical Diagnosis