Abstract:
This study was to determine the tantrum strategies that parents used in chidren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research method is simply to describe what kind of strategies that parents use dealing with tantrums in children with ASD. The study was conducted in four schools Children with Special Needs Pekanbaru, involving 44 respondents. The sampling method was purposive sample. Measuring instrument used was a questionnaire that had been tested validity and reliability. Univariate analysis is used. From the results, the data that the average parent tantrum strategy has been positive as many as 26 respondents (59%). Results of this study recommend health workers, staff therapist to conduct health education to parents about strategy in the face of tantrums in children ASD
