Abstract
The present study examined effects of video feedback on the behavior of mothers of children with autistic disabilities and their children. The video intervention was based on Reamer, Brady, and Hawkins (1998). However, 2 conditions were different from those in the Reamer et al. package: (a) the instructor was not in the home, and (b) the mothers themselves video-recorded the mother-child interactions. Participants were 3 mother-child pairs. The effects of the feedback were examined through an A-B design with follow-up. The results indicated that the video feedback had been effective for all 3 families, and that it was valid for the mothers to make the video recordings because the pictures in the video were appropriate. In addition, the mothers indicated in a questionnaire that doing the recording had not been a problem for them. Future research should combine this intervention with lectures, and examine its effectiveness for training parents in groups.
