Testimonials
My son has been able to generalize the information on the Handling Transitions and Change video and apply it to another situation in his life is indeed chill-producing and I hope sharing it on my blog helps other parents and children."
- Juliana Leroy, Parent
Special education teachers, behavior analysts, psychologists, and speech language pathologists use Skill Building Buddies videos daily to help their students develop the skills they need to communicate and socialize with others and to perform daily activities independently.
Studies have shown that using videos to model appropriate behaviors is an effective way to help children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities learn the skills they need to communicate and socialize with others and to perform daily activities independently.
The videos are delivered to you computer via the internet at no cost to you. We don’t require any special software. Simply, click on “Skill Building Center” and search for a skill (handling anger) or an activity (going out to eat) and click play.
Studies have shown that using videos to model appropriate behaviors is an effective way to help children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities learn the skills they need to communicate and socialize with others and to perform daily activities independently.
The videos are delivered to you computer via the internet at no cost to you. We don’t require any special software. Simply, click on “Skill Building Center” and search for a skill (handling anger) or an activity (going out to eat) and click play.
Tips for Using Skill Building Buddies Videos:
- Make Skill Building Buddies part of your student’s learning day. Everyday!
- Establish a Skill Building Buddies center in your classroom.
- Share Skill Building Buddies with your student’s parents and caregivers to reinforce skills at home.
10 Reasons why to use Skill Building Buddies :
- Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders are highly interested and attentive to videos.
- Research has demonstrated that video modeling is an effective and efficient intervention technique that can lead to generalization of the skills presented.
- Many children with ASD are visual thinkers. They can process visual information more effectively than auditory information.
- Watching the same video over and over again is enjoyable for many children with ASD. The repetition helps children to acquire a new skill.
- Children can learn skills in a controlled environment. This can help reduce stress and anxiety.
- Children can imitate language and behaviors presented in the video.
- Children are shown appropriate social and behavioral responses in a consistent manner.
- Children can learn perspective-taking skills.
- Children can see social behaviors in different settings and help them to prepare for those settings.
- Repeated viewing can help children see, hear and learn the finer points of social interaction.