Special methods for Autistic Children

NOT just a normal child who is entitled to education, children with autism also have the same rights. Instead the government appealed to the autism should receive special attention.

The law says that all citizens of Indonesia are entitled to the same education. National Education Law No. 20 of 2003 mandated the government to provide education for all people. Director of Exceptional Education Development Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education (Mandikdasmen) Eko Djatmiko Sukarso Department of Education said, "The government recognize and implement special education (PK) and special education services (CSR) for persons with autism," he said.

According to him, all things related to teaching autistic children to be guided by the National Education Standards Agency (BSNP). However, Eko said the Ministry of Education to give freedom to individual schools to determine the curriculum for disabled Autism. because every school have different needs in educating people with autism.

To ensure persons with autism get the education of good quality, Department of Education has been intimated to all autistic school in Indonesia in order not to employ teachers who do not have a certificate associated with autism. Persons with autism should get special attention. Data owned by the National Department said the number of people with autism who follow special education services were the top five communities.

In Indonesia, a school specializing in autism to date amounted to 1752 schools. Jakarta alone has 111 schools for persons with autism. Of course curricula and approaches provided the school with special needs are different from the school in general. School psychologists from autism Mandiga Puspita Dyah said, the curriculum for autism, and even made different for each individual.

Given each individual has its own constraints and requirements. For example there is a need to teach children with intensive communication, there is a need to learn how to take care of himself. While others need only focus on academic issues. To that end, a variety of different therapies were given to children with school autism .  head la Agca Centre Bekasi Ira Christiana said, the school has a variety of forms of therapy for people with autism.

Among other things, integrated therapy, speech, integrity, and physiotherapy. "What therapy is given depends on the condition of his son," he said. The treatment of autism over the age of five years, in contrast to autism under the age of five year .Terapy autism over the age of five years to the development of self coached in order to socialize with their surroundings. "It is obligatory for them it's time for school," said Ira.

If people with autism over the age of five years have not been able to socialize at all, it will be given additional training that leads to an increase in gross and fine motor nerve. Conversely, people with autism who are able to socialize, it will immediately be placed in regular schools. With notes, they must keep abreast of extra lessons at school autism. Autism under five years are given a unified treatment such as behavioral and speech therapy.

Behavioral therapy aims to improve compliance, imitation, and okupasi.Terapy speech begins with simple things, like blowing out candles, wipes, or recite the letters A and pronounce consonants. For players who have been in the world of education for teaching children with autism are admitted, they get their own happiness when students see students placed in regular schools. "That means we were able to educate them (students) so they can hang out with friends is normal," said Ira.

Pleasure inevitably toward Ira if students students progress rapidly. As if they were able to say the word mama or papa. According to Ira, the progress of every child is different, depending on their ability to receive stimuli from the outside. In the midst of all the limitations, children with special needs also have its own talent. This is where the parents are keen to see the talents of children.

Tristini Theresia realized that his son, Ryan, has a talent to paint. Although people with autism, with the mercurial Ryan put on brush on the canvas. "Through painting, Ryan seemed to communicate his thoughts and made him to be expressive," he said. According Alianto painter who often accompany children with special needs, at the age of five years they have can be directed to paint.

And if it's honed skills, within a period of nearly four years, the young painter who bears autism, has been able to paint better. "Depending on the child alone," said Alianto which is also the owner of this home study. Alianto admitted, to guide children with special needs is not easy.because, requires its own approach to painting and the child would be able to work with focus.

"At first I told them to draw an object. Then I said, 'if only one picture is less good'. They then draw other objects to complete the painting, "said Alianto. Alianto added that virtually every child who is being painted, should be accompanied by another person who old . start those with special needs. Unfortunately, many parents of children with special needs, who do not pay attention to the importance of mentoring these happenings and just surrender completely to painting teacher.

This is justified Foundation chairman Dr Melly Budhiman Autisma Indonesia. According to him, the assistance aims to motivate the child to develop their work. For children with special needs, the painting is not just a satisfying hobby. Moreover, the painting serves as a therapy for the child's motor coach.