Effects of early habilitation on children with mental retardation.

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  • 精神運動発達遅滞児の早期療育効果
  • セイシン ウンドウ ハッタツ チタイジ ノ ソウキ リョウイク コウカ

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Early habilitation was performed on 43 children with mental retardation and its effects were reviewed. As the methods, weekly physiotherapy and operant therapy added with semi-monthly sports therapy were employed. Moreover, the children were directed towards the establishment of life rhythm encouraging mixed education with normal children at nursery schools.<br>The development was evaluated by our own behavior scale and Denver's development scale.<br>Effects of early habilitation with statistical significance were observed in both group A of habilitation commenced within 6 months after birth and group B of habilitation commenced beyond 6 months after birth. As to the 18 cases of group B with more than 2 years of habilitation, the mean total development rate showed no significant difference before and after the habilitation, but the development rate in self-control and sociability was improved at a significant level of 1%.<br>The abnormal behaviors in children with mental retardation could not be prevented like spasm, unvoluntary motion and ataxia in children with cerebral palsy cannot. However, proper assistance to handicapped children by early habilitation made it easier far them to pass through the appointments with behavioral development enabling them to elevate their capability of social life.<br>Discussion was made on the significance and effectiveness of early habilitation for children with mental retardation.

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