Current status and proposed process of using videos as a model for education of friend skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2021-0114

Abstract

Using videos as a model in the process of educating how to make friends for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders has a number of benefits: assist them in recognizing the processes necessary to put skills into practice, generalize, and improve their ability to apply skills in real-life situations. In order to generalize the current state of knowledge of teachers and parents about the level of necessity, meaning, steps to use, advantages, and challenges in the process of using video as a model for adolescents with ASD, the paper conducts a survey on 125 teachers and 101 parents. On this foundation, a three-stage procedure for using video as a model is proposed: (1) Stage 1: Getting ready to watch video; (2) Stage 2: Using video; (3) Stage 3: Wrapping up and practicing. For the most effective education process of life skills education for adolescents with ASD, it is vital to have synchronous coordination between forces and to build technological basis.