Intervention Study on Enhancing Pretend Play Skills in Children with Autism through Video Modeling Strategies

This research utilizes a multiple-probe design across behaviors within a single-subject framework to examine the effectiveness of video modeling strategies in enhancing pretend play skills in an eight-year-old child with autism. The intervention focused on three specific pretend play skills: object substitution, attributing properties, and imagining absent objects. The study's results indicate that the average proficiency in the targeted behaviors increased from 0% during the baseline phase to 97.5% during the maintenance phase. These findings suggest that video modeling strategies are highly effective in both the immediate and sustained improvement of pretend play skills in children with autism. Furthermore, the approach demonstrates significant social validity.