Peranan program career hope dalam peningkatan kemampuan bahasa ekspresif (Khususnya bertanya) pada remaja autis

FIDIANTI, Aini, Prof. Dr. Saifuddin Azwar, MA.,Psi

2010 | Tesis |

Adolescence with autism has developmental task such as reciprocal communication, peer socialization and working. All of them are part of career education that should be achieved. Career Hope program is a chain of some activities consisting of Jarikata training, psychoeducation and apprenticeship. The hypothesis of the experiment is to prove that Career Hope program can increase the expressive communication for autism. Correspondent is 22-aged, male, being diagnosed having autism. He has difficulties in expressive communication, especially in raising question. The experiment applied a single case study with multiple baseline cross variables. There are 3 baselines and 3 interventions. The steps are as followed , firstly, baseline 1 consisting of 3 session followed by intervention 1 consisting of 3 session. Secondly, baseline 2 consisting of 5 session followed by intervention 2 consisting of 3 session. Thirdly, baseline 3 consisting of 7 session followed by intervention 3 consisting of 3 session. The result of the experiment proved that Career Hope program can increase expressive communication skill for adolescence with autism.

Kata Kunci : Autism,Expressive communication,Career hope program