The Investigations of Diagnosis and Intervention for the Children, Having Special Educational Needs, Including Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

1. 在普通教室需要特殊教育支持的儿童的调查：小学和初中普通教室中患有注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的儿童比例分别为3.2%和2.4%。小学男女比例为8:1，初中男女比例降至3:1。这种下降的原因似乎是由于后一所学校中注意力不集中型多动症的相对增加。另一地区小学学习障碍（LD）、多动症（ADHD）和高功能广泛性发展障碍（HFPDD）儿童患病率分别为4.3%、2.6%和1.0%。怀疑患有LD、ADHD和/或HFPDD的儿童总数为5.6%。本调查采用2002年教育和科学部编制的问卷进行。他们报告说，被怀疑患有多动症、多动症和/或HFPDD的儿童比例为6.3%。那个数据似乎与我们的结果相似。在俄亥俄州哥伦布市的特殊教育系统中，与学区日本教育中心相对应的SERRC（特殊教育区域资源中心）的功能引起了人们的兴趣。它保存了关于残疾的所有信息。作为合格的课堂教师监督员的工作人员将在中心提供讲座，并访问每个要求在那里授课的学校。我们可能也要在日本建立这种制度的模型。

1. The investigation of children who need special educational support in a regular classroomThe rate of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in regular classrooms of elementary and junior-high schools revealed 3.2% and 2.4%, respectively. The male:female ratio was 8:1 in the elementary schools, which decreased to 3:1 in the junior-high schools. The reason of this decrease seemed to due to the relative increase of inattentive type ADHD in the latter schools.In another district, the rates of children with Learning Disabilities (LD), ADHD, and High Function Pervasive Developmental Disorder (HFPDD) in elementary schools were 4.3%, 2.6%, 1.0%, respectively. The total rate of children suspected with LD, ADHD, and/or HFPDD was 5.6%. This investigation was performed, using the questionnaire produced by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2002. They reported that the rate of children suspected with LD, ADHD and/or HFPDD was 6.3%. That data seems to be similar to our result.2. The present state of education for children with special educational needs in United StatesWithin the special education system of Columbus, Ohio, the function of SERRC (Special Education Regional Resource Center), corresponding to the Japanese Education Center of School District, is interested. It holds the every information about the disabilities. The staff members who are the qualified supervisors for teachers in classroom will provide lectures at the center and also visit each school whichever requested giving lectures over there. We may have to model that kind of system in Japan, too.