TAZKIYA JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology

Implementation of Smart Discrimination Training to Improve Discrimination Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sutadi, Rudy (Unknown)
Teguh Yunanto, Kuncono (Unknown)
Khattak, Alam Zeb (Unknown)
Prasetyo, Catur (Unknown)
Arneliza (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

Autism is a severe neurobiological developmental disorder appearing before age three, with deficits in communication and social interaction that often persist without intervention. Discrimination Training (DT), vital for children with ASD, involves distinguishing instructions, concepts, and objects. Conventional DT presents multiple stimuli simultaneously, which can confuse children and cause unstable responses. This study introduces Smart Discrimination Training (Smart DT) and tests its effectiveness in two types of children with ASD using a developmental, single-subject experimental design. Data show that both types of children with ASD, who previously had difficulty with discrimination, improved and maintained their skills. Smart DT proves effective as a structured training method for more complex discrimination tasks in children with ASD.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

tazkiya

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

TAZKIYA Journal of Psychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (UIN). It aims to facilitate interaction, discussion, and further the advancement of ideas among Indonesian psychological scientists and to ...