Journal of Disability
Vol 1, No 1 (2021): June

Analysis of Parents' Needs for Guidelines in Training Communication Skills for Autist Children at Home

Wulan Utami (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jun 2021

Abstract

The background of this research is that parents of autistic children have difficulty in handling and continuing the communication learning program from school. Many parents feel they do not have special guidelines in practicing communicating with autistic children at home. This study aims to determine the needs of parents for a guide to practice communicating at home. The research approach uses a quantitative-qualitative approach. The subjects in this study were 93 parents of autistic children in several special schools in Central Java. The data collection technique used a questionnaire instrument totaling 15 statement items. The questionnaire in this study used a Likert scale with 4 alternative answers, namely very need, need, need less, and don't need. The data analysis technique in this study used a descriptive analysis approach through SPSS 26 software. After the data was analyzed, the data were interpreted descriptively. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that the level of parental need for guidelines to train autistic children's communication at home is in the very high category.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

disability

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Public Health Social Sciences Other

Description

The journal publishes original research and review articles, including field research related to: Disability: Perspective Social, Education, Learning & Humanities Disability: Perspective Health, Law & Human Right Disability: Perspective Economics, Policym Assistive Technology, & ...