Studi kualitatif faktor yang mempengaruhi orang tua dalam pemberian makan anak autis

Abstract

Background: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have problem in metabolism which makes them have limited food intake. The implementation of the diet is influenced by eating behaviors in children with ASD and parents in feeding children.Objective: This study was to analyze eating behaviors and factors influencing parents on child’s feeding.Methods: This quallitative study was using in-dept interviews to parents as informants. Observations related to children's eating habits and behaviors also conducted in this study. FFQ was also conducted to measure gluten and casein consumptions. The retrieval of subjects through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria, there was 8 children with ASD aged 6-14 years old with their care taker as informans who were willing to join this study. Results: Children with ASD have unique food preferention and able to expres hunger and satiety amid the limitatins of social interaction. Gluten intake is more often consumed (26,63 times/week) than casein (5,25 times/week). 25% parents are implementating the diet and based on knowledges, obey the doctor or terapies, improve children’s behavioral experiences after diet, motivation, skills in processing food diets, purchasing power, and family supports. Parents are not implementating the diet because of children’s responses, informant’s worries, sibling behaviors who offer non-dietary food, limited dietary food in arround, and limited time to process dietary food.Conclusion: Eating behaviors’s subject is related to parent’s feeding. Feeding by informants are influenced by children’s responses, knowledges, attitudes, experiences and motivations, skills, purchasing power, availability of food, sibling behaviors, time, and family supports. Knowledges, motivations, and family support were the most important factors in feeding children with autism.

Penerapan Desain Sensori Pada Gangguan Hipersensitif Dan Hiposensitif Pada Anak Penyandang Autisme

“…Berdasarkan suatu studi, diperkirakan terjadi peningkatan jumlah anak dengan autisme di Indonesia sebesar 6.900 anak per tahun. (Camelia, Wijayanti, & Nissa, 2019). Data statistik dari pusat sekolah luar biasa mencatat bahwa pada tahun 2019 terdapat 144.102 siswa dengan autisme di Indonesia, yang mengalami peningkatan dibandingkan dengan tahun 2018 yang tercatat sebanyak 133.826 siswa dengan autisme di Indonesia.…”

Hubungan Profil Sensori dengan Perilaku Makan Anak Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

“…Sehingga, orang tua dapat pengalaman terhadap perubahan perilaku, motivasi, sikap patuh rekomendasi dokter dan terapis, keterampilan mengolah makanan diet, daya beli, dan ketersediaan makanan diet, serta adanya dukungan orang sekitar. 21 Mayoritas orang tua telah memiliki pengetahuan tentang autisme yang baik (55,3%). Selain itu diketahui pula bahwa mayoritas orang tua (65,8%) mempunyai sikap mendukung terhadap anak autis.…”

FORMULASI SOFT CHEWY COOKIES BEBAS GLUTEN DAN KASEIN BERBASIS KOMBINASI MOCAF DAN TEPUNG MILLET PUTIH UNTUK ANAK AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER <br><i>Free Gluten and Free Casein Soft Chewy Cookies Formulation with Combination of MOCAF and White Millet Flour Based for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder</br></i>

“…Cookies dipilih menjadi produk berdasarkan penelitian oleh Camelia (2019) karena anak ASD cenderung meminta jajanan ringan. Cookies dinilai menjadi salah satu jajanan ringan yang dapat dengan mudah dikonsumsi kapanpun dan dimanapun.…”