DINAMIKA RESILIENSI ORANGTUA ANAK AUTIS

Abstract

This research is meant to know the dynamicof resiliency of
the parents who have autism childin Pringsewu District, Lampung by
using phenomenology theory. To collect data it was used in-depth
interview and observation. The respondents are the parents who have
autism child that goes to extraordinary school for disable persons SLB
Negeri of Pringsewu, Lampung. The result of this research shows that
the forming of the parents’resiliency is influenced by internal and
external factors. Cognitively, atthe beginning of diagnose, the parents
feel worry, stress, and even thinkto blame on themselves. Affectively,
worry, confuse and sad feeling areexperienced by them. After
adaptation and meaning process, cognitive and affective conditions of
them begin to change. They view the problems more positive, and have
been able to accept and broad mindedthe problems faced by them, so
that they are motivated to find thesolution for theirchildren