Lights, Camera, Action! Teaching Play and Social Skills to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Video Modeling

Abstract

Video modeling is an evidence-based treatment procedure that has been used to teach a wide variety of skills to children with autismAutismchildrenspectrum disorder. In this chapter, after the background literature of video modeling is presented, and why it works so well is discussed, a thorough description of procedures to do your own video modeling and apply it to play and/or social skills is provided. Specifically, everything you need to know to make your own videos, including how to write your own scripts, how to get good actors, how to film your sequences, scene setup, and filming technique, is provided in this chapter. Samples are provided that can be used as guides for your own inventions. Finally, exactly how to do the video modeling procedure, based on past successful research experience, is presented. This chapter includes details you need to know to do successful video modeling for play and/or social skills.