<![CDATA[Humans cannot be separated from communication. Communication is a means / tool for humans to be able to interact socially. However, some people sometimes have difficulty communicating with different factors, such as in autistic children as we know they are different from other children. The purpose of this study was to find out how the communication patterns carried out by parents towards autistic children in Kupang. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research. The characteristics of the subjects in this study were a family with moderate autistic children. Data collection techniques by means of interviews as the main method and observation as a supporting method. The results showed that this family used interactional communication patterns. The pattern of communication carried out by parents to autistic children will affect the parenting pattern carried out in a family. This family uses a democratic pattern. In addition, another supporting communication factor used by the parents is by using visual and audio media. Otherwise, the obstacle factor faced by the parents in communication with the autistic children is the lack of children’s focus since they have autistic disorders and children’s behavior which is tends to hurt themselves.]]>
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