POLA KOMUNIKASI IBU DAN ANAKNYA YANG MENDERITA CEREBRAL PALSY (Studi Deskriptif Kualititatif Pola Komunikasi Ibu pada Anak Penderita Kelayuan Fungsi Otak di Surabaya)

This study aims to determine how the communication patterns of mothers in children with cerebral palsy at the School of Extraordinary People With Disabilities Surabaya. In this study the authors used by interpersonal communication theory, communication is the process of sending messages from the communicator to the communicant with the effects or the direct feedback. This study used a qualitative descriptive method, where data is obtained based on personal experience sources. Data are presented in detail and depth to understand the communication patterns that occur. The results of this study concluded that the dominant patterns of communication that occurs in the relationship between mother and child with cerebral palsy it is authoritative communication patterns, ie patterns of democratic communication. That is, the mother receives the child's condition is and tried every way in facilitating the development of the child to control balance and not hurt the child