Social Skills Training Thru Video-Modeling by Watch Me Learn®

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Many times over the past two years, Mary Beth Palo has wondered whether or not to continue producing videos. Running a business was not something she ever aspired to. At times, the demands inherent to pursuing her mission of improving the treatment options for disabled children have been overwhelming. That being said, the heartfelt show of gratitude on the parts of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or other developmental disorders and speech delays, serves as a constant reminder of how important this 'treatment idea' really is to so many people.

In fact, to Mary Beth's own astonishment, has captured the interest of many professionals who work with or research disabled children. One such professional is Dr. Vanetta LaRosa, Ph.D. BCBA.

Under the supervision of Dr. LaRosa, a multi-baseline study is in process. The study is one of the most comprehensive of its kind to date due to the large number of impacted skills to be identified and tracked. It is also unique because of the vastly different functioning levels to begin with of the children who are participating in the trial.

We look forward to learning all that we can from this study in order to continually raise our own bar in terms of how to best empower the children our products serve.

We expect the findings to be released around July 2007. We will keep you posted!
Vanetta LaRosa, Ph.D

Vanetta LaRosa, Ph.D. is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She is a full time Professor at the City University of New York at Kings Borough where she teaches courses in psychology. As the Executive Director of Helping Hands, a not for profit agency that works with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities she provides a socialization program based on the powerful influence of typically developing peers. Since 2002, Vanetta has consulted on several cases in the New York City public schools, BOCES and various school districts on Long Island. Dr. LaRosa is a frequent lecturer and presents workshops on a vast array of ABA related topics. Vanetta received a Master of Arts degree from Queens College in 1998 and was awarded her doctorate from Southern Illinois University in January 2007.