Improvement in the self-concept of an autistic child in regular class: A case report
- VernacularTitle:改善随班就读孤独症儿童自我概念的个案
- Author:
Yibing WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2007;11(52):10717-10720
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND:There are many researches about the psychology and executive function of autistic children in domestic,but few of them about the self-concept.Some scholars have found that although the autistic children do not have clear self-cognition,they have preliminary cognitive ability. OBJECTIVE:To perform the rehabilitative training to improve the serf-concepts of a child with autism in regular class,so as to provide proper advises for the parents of autistic child as well as workers of special education.DESIGN:Case report.SETTING:Department of Rehabilitation,Nanjing Technical College of Special Education.PARTICIPANT: TG, male,was born in June 1998 in Nanjing, with no any abnormity when born.He grew in a good family environment,and learnt to say some words at 1 year old.But from then on,he said little by little,and till 3 years old,he almost said nothing everyday,and did not communicate with outside.In February 2001,TG was diagnosed as autism by Shenyang Children's Hospital.INTERVENTIONS:The comprehensive interventions were conducted for ten months. At the beginning and end of the research,methods of observation,comparison,investigation and interview with questionnaires were adopted to assess the self-concept of the child with autism.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The improvement of autistic child in self-concept after comprehensive intervention.RESULTS:There were significant improvements in the self-observation,self-assessment,and self-regulation compared with those before intervention.CONCLUSION:The self-concept of autistic child can be ameliorated by various rehabilitative trainings.
