American Speech and Hearing Association(1982) defined Communication disorder as an impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend verbal, nonverbal and graphic symbol systems. As a Speech language pathologist thorough knowledge in the identification of the presence or absence of the problem followed by a detailed assessment to intervene the problem should be carried out with adequate counselling sessions (American Speech and Hearing Association, 2003).
Counselling is an integral clinical responsibility for families and children with speech, language, and hearing disorders, as well as for adults who have acquired such disorders (American Speech and Hearing Association, 2001). As a diagnostician, our clinical …show more content…
One of the innovative ways for intensive speech and language stimulation is use of video technology. With the advent of cheaper, smaller, and more portable technological devices, more and more families and professionals are turning to electronics as a support for parents of children with communication disorders. Technology has the potential to benefit individuals with communication disorder throughout their lifespan. There has been an increased interest in the use of technology for these children over the past few years, especially in the application of computers, smartphones, iPads, iPods, and other high tech opportunities to teach communication skills and facilitate the use of a wide variety of other …show more content…
Christos et.al (2004) grounded their research to examine the effects of a video modelling intervention on social initiation and play behaviours, in 3 children with autism spectrum disorders. Each child watched a videotape showing a typically developing peer, and the experimenter engaged in a simple social interactive play using one toy. For all children, social initiation and reciprocal play skills were enhanced, and these effects were maintained at 1- and 3- month follow-up periods.
Genevieve & Rutherford (2014) studied the effectiveness of video self-modelling (VSM). Researchers suggested that VSM is effective across a range of ages, behaviours and video self-modelling (VSM) helps in teaching variety of skills, including math, life skills, social behaviours and language. It also helps in treating various disorders like depression, stuttering, attention and aggressive behaviours. Thus it can be concluded that these behavioural improvements facilitate and enhance their involvement in the community. With increasing support on the usefulness of this intervention, video self-modelling has the potential to be used as a tool to effectively help more individuals in the near