Artikel : Development of Indonesian Language Text Book for Autism in Specially Primary School

This research aims to develop textbooks for children with special needs especially Autism. Each child is unique.
They have a different character. This also applies for Autism. Textbooks used as a source of learning in primary
schools, both inclusive and special schools. To that end, it should be examined textbooks in accordance with
Autism character. The method used in this research is quantitative research methods. Researcher prepare
textbooks in accordance with Autism character. First, the researcher developed the framework for teaching
material according to curriculum used. Furthermore, in the second stage researcher collecting, sorting, and
selecting materials material. Researcher also conducted a preliminary study to gather information about fonts,
images, and colors are preferred by Autistim. The third phase, the researchers developed the framework for
teaching materials into a draft textbook in accordance with the four elements of quality textbooks. These are
material elements, linguistic elements, presentation elements, and elements graphics. That draft was validated by
experts in the field, among other psychologists, Indonesian linguist, experts in the field of basic education
curriculum, and expert graphics. Results of the study of this book is the accuracy of the content / materials by
94%; the accuracy of the presentation by 98%; linguistic accuracy of 97%; and kegrafikaan accuracy of 93%.