神経多様性肯定の実践への移行を探る作業療法士:ディスコース分析
Christie Welch1, Kajaani Shanmugarajah1, Muzi Li1
1Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, USA.
Occupational therapy in health care
|February 1, 2026
まとめ
作業療法クリニックのウェブサイトは、自閉症者向けの神経多様性肯定ケアに関して、言語と実践が混在していることを示しています。批判的なレビューにより、意図の表明と実際のサービスの説明との間にギャップがあることが明らかになり、より内省的な実践が求められています。
科学分野:
- 作業療法
- ディスコース分析
- 神経多様性研究
背景:
- 作業療法(OT)の個人開業は自閉症者を対象としています。
- ウェブサイトの言語は、自閉症に対するOTサービスの認識を形成します。
- 神経多様性肯定の実践は、OTにおける新たな枠組みです。
研究 の 目的:
- 自閉症者向けのサービスを説明する作業療法クリニックのウェブサイトで使用されている言語を分析すること。
- ウェブサイトの言説と神経多様性肯定の原則との整合性を評価すること。
- 作業療法のサービス提供における意図の表明と暗黙の実践との間のギャップを特定すること。
主な方法:
- 24の作業療法個人開業クリニックのウェブサイトコンテンツのディスコース分析。
- 関連するクリニックのウェブサイトのウェブベース検索。
- 言説の実践と神経多様性肯定の原則との比較。
主要な成果:
- ウェブサイトの言語は、神経多様性肯定と非肯定の複雑な混在した言説パターンを明らかにしました。
- 一部のサービスと言語は神経多様性の原則に沿っていましたが、他は逸脱していたり、曖昧でした。
- 作業療法士が表明する神経多様性肯定ケアの意図と、ウェブサイトのサービスの説明との間には、一貫性のない点が見られました。
結論:
- 自閉症者に対する作業療法の意図の表明と暗黙の信念との間には、大きなギャップが存在します。
- OTにおけるコミュニケーションと実践の、より一層の内省と批判的な検討が必要です。
- 作業療法士が言説の実践を神経多様性肯定の原則と一致させるための戦略が提案されています。
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