The Effect of Applied Behavior Analysis on the Gross Motor Development of Autistic Children

BACKGROUND: Autistic children have abilities and characteristics that are different from each other, so ways of interacting the environment autistic individuals. The development both physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychosocially has a problem results in inhibition reaching level gross motor is appropriate to their age. Stimulation applied behavior analysis (ABA) with autism includes motor, fine emotional, social, language, informational, practical supports. An child will feel he loved wanted if more people family love care for him. Based on this preliminary study, interviewing eight schools provinces DIY Ponorogo, East Java, 16 parents who children, majority (93%) think by entering into special school (SLB) accordance its limitations mean efforts can be said enough. Not all realize stimulating accompanying needs maximize development. AIM: This study aims assess effect stimulation ABA autism. METHODS: Quasi-experiment “Pre-Post Control Group Design” was used study. first observation determine an before being given second after stimulation. Samples were recruited using purposive sampling technique criteria aged 6–12 years Yogyakarta Java. T-test Wilcoxon significance <0.05. set at p < 0.05. RESULTS: Result data showed experiment group intervention, category enough high. Meanwhile, control group, there no differences between pre test post test. difference intervention value 0.001 0.004 respectively. CONCLUSION: There (sig.) <0.05 means Ha accepted Ho rejected.