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Autis merupakan salah satu individu yang memiliki hambatan keterampilan komunikasi dan
suatu metode untuk meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasinya. Metode Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS) merupakan salah satu best practice untuk mengembangkan
keterampilan komunikasi anak autis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) terhadap kemampuan komunikasi pada
anak autis di SLB Al-Ikhlas kota Bukittinggi tahun 2024. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan
adalah Quasi Exsperimen dengan rancangan Pretest Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group
Design yang dilaksanakan pada bulan april 2024. Sampel berjumlah 8 responden kelompok
intervensi dan 7 responden kelompok kontrol dengan purposive sampling. Instrumentnya
yaitu lembar observasi, data dianalisis menggunakan Man Whitney dan Wilcoxon. Hasil
penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada kelompok intervensi rata-rata peningkatan kemampuan
komunikasi anak autis sebesar 10,57, sedangkan rata-rata peningkatan kemampuan
komunikasi anak autis pada kelompok kontrol sebesar 4,86, serta diperoleh p-value
0,010

Autism is a condition where individuals face challenges in communication skills, and
one method to enhance these skills is through the Picture Exchange Communication
System (PECS). PECS is considered a best practice method for developing
communication skills in children with autism. This study aims to determine the effect
of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on communication skills in
children with autism at SLB Al-Ikhlas, Bukittinggi City, in 2024. The research
employed a Quasi-Experimental design with a Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control
Group Design, conducted in April 2024. The sample consisted of 8 respondents in the
intervention group and 7 respondents in the control group, selected through purposive
sampling. The instruments used were observation sheets, and data were analyzed
using the Paired Man Whitney and Wilcoxon test. The results indicated that the
average increase in communication skills for the intervention group was 10,57, while
the average increase for the control group was 4,86, with a p-value of 0,010 < 0.05.
This suggests that there is an effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System
(PECS) on communication skills in children with autism. It is hoped that this method
can be used as one of the teaching strategies to improve communication skills in
children with autism.