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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
Children With Autism Learn New Skills, Improve Existing Skills Through Video Modeling
— Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Winter, 2003
According to a study by Barbara Yingling Wert and John T. Neisworth, video self monitoring (VSM) is a promising intervention to teach new skills and improve the use of existing skills in young children with autism. VSM includes observation and imitation of oneself on videotape that records specific desirable child behaviors.
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of VSM for training young children with autism to make spontaneous requests in school settings. Four young children with autism participated. Experimental control was demonstrated using a multiple baseline design across subjects. Results? Introduction of VSM led to a large increase in requesting behavior in all four children, meaning VSM can be effective in causing an increase in spontaneous requesting in young children with autism.