Identification Social Skills of Autistic Students in Instructional Learning at Surakarta Inclusive Elementary School: a Preliminary Study

Abstract

The purpose of this preliminary study research is to identify the extent of social skills of autistic students in learning settings at SD Inklusi Surakarta. The research method is descriptive, the instrument used is in the form of observation instruments by teachers or teacher ratings and interview instruments to increase the completeness of the results. The time for data collection is in May 2023. The sample in this preliminary study was 11 elementary school students in the Surakarta inclusion school. The results showed that most students had social skills in learning settings that were quite low categrated. The conclusion of this preliminary study is that there are many factors that cause students' social skills to be low, including internal factors from students and external factors from the environment including schools.