INTERVENSI INDIVIDU DENGAN AUTISME BERKAITAN TINGKAH LAKU SEKSUAL

Intervention of Individual with Autisme Concerning Sexual Behaviour

Abstract

Individu autisme adalah golongan yang mengalami kecelaruan neurologi yang menyebabkan sebahagian sel-sel otak gagal untuk berfungsi dengan baik. Dari aspek perkembangan biologi, mereka didapati mengalami perubahan fizikal sama seperti individu normal tetapi otak mereka gagal mengawal perkara abstrak berkaitan perasaan dan naluri menyebabkan mereka secara tanpa sedar mempamerkan tingkah laku seksual yang menyalahi norma masyarakat dan sebahagiannya melanggar undang-undang. Walau bagaimanapun, perilaku berkenaan berupaya dikawal sekiranya mereka diberikan intervensi awal yang bersesuaian. Objektif kajian adalah mengenal pasti intervensi yang diterapkan oleh guru-guru yang terlibat dengan anak-anak autisme untuk mengawal tingkah laku seksual. Reka bentuk kajian ialah kualitatif dengan teknik kajian analisis kandungan dan temu bual separa struktur bersama responden dalam kalangan guru yang terlibat dengan anak-anak autisme. Limitasi kajian hanya mengkaji intervensi terhadap perilaku seksual anak-anak autisme melalui pemerhatian guru yang ditemu bual. Data terkumpul dianalisis secara deskriptif dan tematik, melalui tema-tema yang dibina melalui prinsip kata kunci daripada data dan prinsip keterangan kata kunci. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa responden menyarankan intervensi bagi anak-anak autisme perlu dimulakan awal dan secara berterusan. Antara intervensi yang dilaksanakan oleh responden terhadap anak-anak autisme adalah intervensi awal secara berterusan, pencegahan berulang kali, mengalihkan fokus kepada perkara lain dan melalui cerita sosial. Implikasi kajian mendapati anak-anak dengan autisme yang faham dan boleh mengikuti arahan berupaya mengawal tingkah laku seksual mereka sekiranya didedahkan dengan intervensi awal melalui kaedah khusus. Keberkesanan intervensi tersebut juga bergantung kepada sokongan dan kerjasama berterusan antara para guru dan ibu bapa serta penjaga anak-anak autisme tersebut.

Individual with autism is a group that experience neurological disorder that causes parts of his brain cells to fail in functioning well. From the aspect of neurological development, they face physical changes similar with typical individual but their mind fails to control abstract matter that relates to feelings and instincts caused them to unconsciously show off sexual behavior that are against society norms and parts of it is against the law. However, the sexual behaviour can be controlled if they are given early intervention. The objective of this study is to identify the intervention applied
by teachers that are involved with autism students in controlling their sexual behavior. The framework of this research is qualitative with the technic of content analysis and semi structure interview with respondents who are teachers that are involved with autistic children. The limitation of this research is to study intervention towards sexual behaviour of children with autism through the interviewed teachers’ observations. Data gathered are analyzed descriptively and thematically, through themes structured through principles of keywords from data and keywords description principles.
The research outcomes discover that the respondents suggested that the children intervention should be started early and continuously. Among the intervention enforced by the respondents towards children with autism is continuous early intervention, repetitive prevention, removing focus to other subject matter and through social story. The research implication discovers that children with autism that understand and are capable of following instruction is capable of controlling sexual behaviour if they are expose to early intervention through specific method. The effectiveness of the intervention depends on the continuous supports and co-operation between teachers and parents and guardians of children with autism.