Abstract: Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience barriers to competitive employment. The use of video modeling (VM) is presented as one on-the-job method to enhance employment experiences for this population. The current study evaluated a VM intervention to increase customer service skills of five young adults with ASD, ages 18-26, in community employment settings. A multiple baseline across behaviors design was used with verbalization of greeting, service, and closing phrases contextualized to the employment settings serving as the target behaviors. Co-workers, job coaches, and supervisors were trained to implement the VM intervention during the generalization condition. Maintenance probes were conducted at two and four weeks. Results indicated a functional relation between the VM intervention and verbalization of job-specific customer service phrases for all participants. Young adults reported high satisfaction with the VM intervention. Implications related to the competitive employment of young adults with ASD is discussed. |