The Effect of Emotional Condition and Auditory Skills on  Communication Ability in Children with Autism Spectrum  Disorder

Authors

Siti Maemonah1,4, Hamidah2 , Hari Basuki Notobroto3 , Nurhasanah4 , and Aida Novitasari4

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional condition, auditory skills, communication ability

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficiencies in social communication, social interaction,

interests, and repetitive activities. Children with this disease have difficulty to control emotions, anger,

aggression, fear of certain things, and sometimes suddenly laugh so that it can interfere in the communication

process. This study analyzes the effect of emotional conditions and auditory skills on communication ability

in children with ASD at the Technical Implementation Unit of Children with Special Needs, Sidoarjo, and

the respondents of this research are 14 parents of ASD child. The research used comparative analytic with

a cross-sectional design and regression test. The results show that there is a significant effect between

emotional conditions with communication ability in children with ASD; if the emotional condition could be

reduced as much as eight times, so the communication ability could be performed well. Similarly, auditory

skills could significantly affect communication ability if it increased by roughly 1.5 times. This research

concludes that it is considered essential to create a conducive emotional condition and improve the ability to

hear in children with ASD so that they have excellent communication ability.

Siti Maemonah1,4, Hamidah2 , Hari Basuki Notobroto3 , Nurhasanah4 , and Aida Novitasari4

1 Student of Doctoral Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia 60115 2Lecturer of the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia 3 Lecturer of Doctoral Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 4 Lecturer of the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia