An Evaluation of the Quality of Research on Evidence-Based Practices for Daily Living Skills for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Hong et al. (2015) hunted for daily-living interventions that meet strict evidence rules for learners with autism.

They screened every single-case study on dressing, cooking, tooth-brushing, and similar skills.

Only studies that passed the What-Works-Clearinghouse checklist were kept.

Video modeling was the only method that cleared the bar as evidence-based.

No other daily-living technique had enough high-quality proof.

Hong et al. (2016) later pooled the same studies and showed the gains are solid and medium-sized.

Storch et al. (2012) had already found big effects for autism, so the 2015 verdict lines up.

Wilson et al. (2020) went further and showed point-of-view video beats video prompting for teen cooking skills.

Bailey et al. (2010) saw no difference between video and live models, yet Staats et al. (2000) found video faster—both studies sit inside the larger set the review judged.

If you need to teach showering, packing a lunch, or tying shoes, start with video modeling.

Use short clips filmed from the learner’s eye level and loop them on a phone or tablet.

You already have an evidence-backed tool—no extra training required.