含手的行為是指任何由唾液的接觸而導致手和臉部潮濕的重複性行為模式,為固著行為的一種。研究顯示大約有17%的智能障礙者有含手的固著行為發生,尤其又以極重度智障者發生的比例更高。長期且過度的含手行為容易引起異味招來蚊蠅,進而影響孩童的人際關係,更造成孩童的皮肉組織受傷和感染,因此矯正孩童的含手行為是一個急需解決的問題。 以往特教老師在矯正含手行為時,往往需耗費大量的人力與時間,使得學生治療期拉長,進而對孩童的學習與同儕的互動造成負面的影響,也形成社會統合的障礙,因此在本研究中利用Kinect影像技術偵測特教孩童的含手行為,不僅能夠快速檢測特教老師所提出的含手教學介入策略的成效,進而縮短學生的矯正期,讓學生可以於較短的時間內矯正含手行為。
Research indicated that approximately 17% of individuals with intellectual disability engage in hand-mouthing behavior. The proportion is even higher among those with extremely severe intellectual disability.Stereotypic and excessive hand-mouthing behavior may lead to an unpleasant odor, lesions of the skin and muscular tissues, and infections. Typically, a substantial amount of staff intervention is required for a special education teacher to correct hand-mouthing behavior. However, this results in prolonged treatment periods and has negative effects on the students’ learning and interaction with their peers, which leads to barriers in their social integration. In this study, we applied Kinect imaging technology to detect children’s hand-mouthing behavior. This method enabled rapid verification of the hand mouthing intervention strategies proposed by special education teachers, thereby reducing students’ hand-mouthing behavior and facilitating individual learning.