Video Modeling

The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC) initially reviewed the research literature on evidence-based, focused intervention practices for children with ASD in 2008. A second, more comprehensive review was completed by the NPDC in 2013. In this current review:

• A total of 27 EBPs were identified.
• Of the 27 practices, 10 practices that met criteria had participants in the infant and toddler age group, thus showing effectiveness of these practices with infants and toddlers with ASD.

The practices were identified as evidence-based when at least two high quality group design studies, five single case design, or a combination of one group design and three single case designed studies showed that the practice was effective. The full report is available on the NPDC on ASD website.

Video modeling meets the evidence-based practice criteria in all age groups (birth to twenty one) with 1 group design and 31 single case design studies. For the infant and toddler age group, two single-case design studies included toddlers with autism and demonstrated positive outcomes in promoting the development of  play behaviors (Hine & Wolery, 2006; Taylor, Levin, & Jasper, 1999). Thirteen studies included preschool-aged children. Video modeling can be used effectively to address social, communication, behavior, joint attention, play, cognitive, school-readiness, motor, adaptive, and, for older learners, academic and vocational skills. A complete list of the research evidence-base literature for children aged birth to five is included in the resource section.

Refer to the Video Modeling Fact Sheet from the updated EBP report for further information on the literature for video modeling.