Implementation of the Fun and Play Learning Model to Enhance the Social Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

This research aims to identify current learning activities for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), implement the Fun and Play learning model to enhance the social abilities of children with ASD, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Fun and Play learning model in improving the social abilities of children with ASD. This study employed a research and development method, focusing on creating specific products and assessing their effectiveness. The research procedures included product design, design validation, design revision, product creation, limited trials, product revision 1, main trial, product revision 2, operational field trials, product revision 3, dissemination, and implementation. For the preliminary stage, qualitative analysis was utilized to review interview results. In the development stage, an interactive model involving data collection, data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusion/verification was employed. The data analysis technique for testing effectiveness involved the Wilcoxon test to determine whether the Fun and Play learning model can improve the social skills of children with ASD.