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HAYASHI Yoko
2024-02-14
My specialty is supporting individuals with characteristics of developmental disabilities and their families. My previous studies have focused on elementary and middle school students with autism spectrum disorder who have strong perfectionistic obsessions, with the theme of developing programs to support them.
I have been engaged in clinical activities at infant and early childhood development consultation centers, medical treatment and education centers for challenged children, and the outpatient psychiatric department for children in hospitals, among others. Recently, I have also been engaged in student counseling and support for students with disabilities at universities.
University students with developmental disabilities tend to experience difficulties in various areas, including participating in class, working on assignments, relating to other people, and managing daily life. As a result, they are said to be prone to secondary mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, I have met several students who can go through university life without major difficulties and choose a career path that suits them if they are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, including the characteristics of their disabilities, and if they are provided with appropriate environmental accommodations. Going forward, I will be committed to thinking about how to support the adaptation to student life and promote the self-understanding of university students with developmental disabilities.
Publications (selected)
- Wada, K., & Hayashi, Y. (2015). Mental experience of mothers having children with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorder. Journal of Japanese clinical psychology, 33(2), 138-149. (in Japanese)
- Hayashi, Y., Okada, R., Tani, I., Yoshihashi, Y., & Tsujii, M. (2012). A Survey on obsessive and compulsive symptoms in pervasive developmental disorder. Japanese journal of child and adolescent psychiatry, 53(5), 607-622. (in Japanese)
- Hayashi, Y., Yoshihashi, Y., Takura, S., & Tsujii, M. (2010). Attempt of “intervention in perfectionism” program making intended for children with high function pervasive developmental disorders. Psychiatria et neurologia paediatrica Japonica, 50(4), 407-417. (in Japanese)
