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A Meta-Analysis of Video Modeling Interventions to Enhance Job Skills of Autistic Adolescents and Adults

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Bross, Leslie Ann, Travers, Jason C., Huffman, Jonathan M., Davis, John L., Mason, Rose A.·2021·Autism in Adulthood
DOI 10.1089/aut.2020.0038PMC PMC8992915
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Background: Autistic transition-aged youth and young adults face many societal barriers to competitive integrated employment (CIE). Existing evidence-based practices (EBPs) for autistic individuals, such as video modeling (VM), may be a viable on-the-job training method to enhance employment experiences and outcomes for this population. Methods: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to synthesize VM studies to teach job skills for autistic individuals. We applied the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education to evaluate the methodological rigor of included studies using a weighted coding scheme. We further evaluated methodologically sound studies by calculating an omnibus Tau-U effect size. Results: Twenty articles met our inclusion criteria, and 11 of those studies were classified as methodologically sound according to the CEC's criteria. Results indicate that VM is an EBP to improve job skills of autistic individuals. The overall effect size for methodologically sound studies was strong (0.91), but most studies occurred in contrived or school-based employment settings rather than CIE settings in the local labor market. Conclusions: Employers, transition professionals, and related service providers can consider VM a viable method to teach job skills to autistic employees. However, additional research conducted in CIE settings is needed to better understand the effects of VM in contexts where autistic employees earn regular wages.

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  • Research on the transition from university to the labor market among individuals with ASD appears particularly valuable when it adopts a long-term perspective and combines quantitative data with qualitative insights from participants' narratives.

    “Research on the transition from university to the labor market among individuals with ASD appears particularly valuable when it adopts a long-term perspective and combines quantitative data with qualitative insights from participants' narratives [28, 29].”

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    The Methods section describes a meta-analysis of video-modeling interventions to improve job skills, and the Abstract calls for more research in competitive employment settings. Our copy does not address the value of long-term research on the transition from university to work or of combining quantitative data with participants’ narratives (searched: longitudinal, university transition, qualitative interviews, and mixed methods). (LLM, conf=0.75)

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Bross, L. A., Travers, J. C., Huffman, J. M., Davis, J. L., & Mason, R. A.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
  • Temple University (US)
  • University of Kansas (US)
  • University of Utah (US)
  • Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Corresponding author
Bross, Leslie Ann
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Venue
Autism in Adulthood
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2021-12-01
Volume
3
Issue
4
Pages
356-369
ISSN
  • 2573-9581 (ISSN-L)
  • 2573-959X
DOI
10.1089/aut.2020.0038
PMC
PMC8992915
OpenAlex
W3165579008
Cited by
34
References
6
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2026: 11 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
0.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Autism in Adulthood (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Keywords
video modeling, autism spectrum disorder, job skills, employment, competitive integrated employment, coming of age, on-the-job training, autistic adults, autistic adolescents, methodological quality, evidence-based practice

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