Video Modelling and Autism Ranking:

History

Live modelling has been in use as a training tool since at least the 1920s. Symbolic forms of modelling (such as audio-tapes, videotapes and film) followed thereafter.

The first reported evidence for the use of video modelling as a treatment for an autistic child was reported in 1982 by Steinborn and Knapp. They used a behavioural training programme and a classroom-based model of a traffic environment in order to teach an autistic child pedestrian skills.

Specifically, they used video recordings to familiarise the child with traffic at local intersections. Since then video modelling has been used by a variety of practitioners to teach a range of autistic people a variety of skills and behaviours.

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17 Jun 2022

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01 Sep 2017

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