Autism Therapy: video-modeling techniques

definition of video-modeling techniques: Tool for teaching social skills in which a videotape of appropriate social interactions is shown repeatedly to children with autism. The children then role-play the situation in the video themselves.

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Increasing Independence in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Three Focused Interventions
J Autism Dev Disord, by Hume, K., Loftin R., and Lantz J., published in 2009, summarized May 4, 2010

Interventions such as self-monitoring, video modeling, and individual work systems may help children with autism to be more independent.

While autism therapies may teach skills to children with autism, often the children depend on adult support in order to do these skills. Even people with high-functioning autism may rely a lot on adult prompts and feedback. The fact that many children and adults with autism cannot function by themselves means that they have poorer outcomes. Many interventions for children with autism focus on helping children to function by themselves. This article describes things that prevent people with autism from working by themselves and three interventions that may promote independence.


Generalized Effects of Video Modeling on Establishing Instructional Stimulus Control in Children with Autism
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, by Nikopoulos, CK, Canavan C., and Nikopoulou-Smyrni P., published in 2009, summarized Mar 2, 2010

Video modeling may be a useful tool for stopping problem behaviors as well as teaching skills to children with autism.

This study looked to see if video modeling could help children with autism learn to stop what they are doing and clean up a toy. The three children in the study had good classroom behavior even before the study began. Two of the three children were able to generalize from the toy seen in the video to other toys. The third child had the most problem behaviors going into the study and he also had the most trouble learning from the videos. The authors note that videos are good because they can be made for each child to meet the needs of each child.


Evidence-Based Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism: A Meta-Analysis
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, by Wang, P., and Spillane A., published in 2009, summarized Jan 15, 2010

Video modeling may be the most useful of all social skills therapies for children with autism.

The authors reviewed the results of 38 studies that measured how well social skills therapies worked on autism symptoms. The authors looked at the results of the studies and compared the results to see which type of social skill therapy worked best in children with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The authors said that the data from the studies best support the use of Social Stories, peer-mediated social skills therapy, and video modeling. Use of these three techniques can be thought of as “evidence-based.” Use of video modeling gave the best results in many studies.


Video-Based Intervention for Individuals with Autism: Key Questions that Remain Unanswered
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Rayner, C., Denholm C., and Sigafoos J., published in 2009, summarized Nov 18, 2009

Using videos may be helpful for teaching people with autism as well as autism therapy.

The authors wanted to know whether some types of video technology are more helpful than other types for people with autism. Video is used in several different ways. Examples include video modeling, video prompting, and video instruction. The authors evaluated 44 scientific articles about using video technology with people with autism. Many studies reported that video technology can be a very helpful tool for therapists working with people with autism. Studies suggested that videos of themselves or their friends can be more helpful than videos of other people.


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Play-Based Therapy Provides One-on-One At Home Autism Intervention

Oct 14, 2008

The Updike family basement doubles as Henry's therapy room. The four-year old with autism receives 20-30 hours a week of one-on-one intensive play therapy. The early intervention home-based treatment is provided by Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP). Henry uses a visual schedule to move from one activity to the next, which include puzzles, a balance beam, and video modeling, where he learns by imitation. WEAP also educates parents to help their children - a true family support system.

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Video Modeling

Nov 30, 2008 by Anonymous

Video Modelling can be quite helpful in teaching skills to children on the spectrum. You can make the videos yourself or purchase some designed for the purpose.

One place to purchase is Model Me Kids (http://modelmekids.com/video-modeling.html). These videos are specifically designed to teach social skills.

 Another great resource is Watch Me Learn - provides tools to support your efforts at home, in therapy and at schol by tapping into what motivates a child - PLAY!


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