Models' Therapy Activation and Relaxation based Culture of Pencak silat for Autism

摘要

Autism in Yogyakarta has increased 25% in the last 10 years. Current available therapy hasn't become an effective solution in decreasing this number. Indonesia as a multicultural country, doesn't have traditional therapy related to autism. Substantially, pencak silat is a part of four unity, catur tunggal as it's reflected in IPSI emblem, trisula. Where each of the three trisula's edge symbolize arts, self defenses, and sports, and the handle symbolize mental spiritual elements. Culture of pencak silat based relaxation and activation therapy for autism has a characteristic which has been modified to the autism's condition. Balance system in the form of psychoneuroimmunology is a concept multivariable complementation that reflects in behavior, nervous system, hormones, and immune system. Purpose of this research are 1) to analyze activation therapy methods, and pencak silat culture-based relaxation and activation therapy models for autism, 2) to design pencak silat culture-based relaxation and activation therapy models for autism, 3) to develop pencak silat culture-based relaxation and activation therapy models for autism. Benefit of this research are improvement in quality of autism's life, could be used as literature in making a policy in education of school for autism, this research can be used as literature in another research. In this research, used a research and development method (RnD). Therapy effective for autism is pencak silat culture-based relaxation and activation, it is concept balance system in the form of psychoneuroimmunology.