Using an iPad-based video modelling package to teach numeracy skills to a child with an autism spectrum disorder.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness of a video modelling package to teach a 5 year-old boy diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) basic numeracy skills. The treatment package consisted of iPad-based video modelling, gradual fading of video prompts, reinforcement, in vivo prompting and forward chaining.


METHODS
A single subject multiple baseline across numerals design with generalization and maintenance observational measures.


RESULTS
Clear gains were evident in the participant's ability to identify and write the Arabic numerals 1-7 and comprehend the quantity each numeral represents in association with the lagged intervention. Generalization and maintenance data demonstrated the robustness of the treatment effects.


CONCLUSIONS
IPad-based video modelling, when used in a package, can be an effective technique for teaching numeracy skills to children with an ASD. Systematic replication of this study with different participants is warranted.
Monash University, Melbourne Victoria, Australia. liz.jowett@hotmail.com
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D000124:Achievement; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014741:Video Recording