DUKUNGAN SOSIAL KELUARGA TERHADAP ANAK AUTIS (STUDI KASUS DI KECAMATAN SELOPURO KABUPATEN BLITAR)

Autistic disorders in children affect behavior and activities. Parents who provide social support to autistic children are considered to have an influence on the lives of autistic children. The support is in the form of emotional, instrumental, informational, appreciation, and spiritual support. The purpose of this study is to describe the form of social support, family views on the importance of social support and the impact of social support. This type of research is case study research with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used observation, interviews and documentation. The subject determination technique used purposive sampling. The results showed that the social support provided by parents includes: (1) Instrumental support in the form of spending money, meeting daily needs, personal facilities and talent interests. (2) Emotional support in the form of sympathy, empathy and giving special attention. (3) Appreciation support in the form of appreciation through words, deeds and rewards. (4) Information support in the form of socialization, sharing and advice on handling children. (5) Spiritual support in the form of teaching children to pray, recite the Koran and prayer movements. Parents of autistic children think that social support is important because it can be a motivation and encouragement for the child's development process, improve