New Observation Method Effective in Estimating Behavioral changes in handicapped children with epilepsy.

评估残疾儿童心理生理状况的变化是有效的教育干预的重要内容。本研究研究了一种使用VTR和计算机的观察系统来分析儿童行为在短期和/或长期的变化。主要研究结果如下：我们尝试用VTR和计算机相结合的行为观察系统对目标行为进行分析。研究对象是两个患有癫痫的儿童。结果表明，该系统能够有效地估计出目标行为在一定时间内的比例、频率和模式。目的探讨目标行为在规定时间内的状态与在校期间的心理生理状况之间的关系。研究对象是两个孩子，一个是癫痫患者，另一个是患有癫痫的自闭症儿童。结果表明，目标行为在规定时间内的数量和模式与学生在校时的心理和生理状况有关。我们调查了一名癫痫患儿的长期行为状况。结果显示在癫痫诊断和开始药物治疗后儿童行为发生了变化。我们分析了一名癫痫患儿的癫痫发作时间。结果表明，在课间时间，癫痫发作次数可能增加。综上所述，利用VTR和计算机相结合的观察系统对残疾癫痫患儿的行为进行评估是有效的。

For effective educational intervention, it is important to estimate changes in psychological and physiological status in handicapped children. The present study investigates an observation system using VTR and computer to analyze changes in child behavior in the short and/or long-term. The major findings are as follows.1.We attempted to analyze the target behavior by the behavioral observation system using VTR and computer. The subjects were two children with epilepsy. Results indicated the system is effective for estimating the ratio, frequency and pattern of target behavior in a defined time.2.We investigated the relationship between the status of target behavior in the defined time and the psychological and physiological situation at school time. The subjects were two children, one of them with epilepsy and the other was autistic child with epilepsy. Results suggested that the quantity and the pattern of the target behavior in the defined time relate to the psychological and physiological situation at school time.3.We investigated the status of behavior in one child with epilepsy in the long-term. Results indicated changes in child behavior after diagnosis and the start of medical treatment for epilepsy.4.We analyzed the time of the seizures in one child with epilepsy. Results indicated that seizures may increase in number during the times between classes.As mentioned above, it is clear that the observation system using VTR and computer is effective in estimating behavior in handicapped children with epilepsy.