Social Skills Come to Life!™

Model Me Kids® videos demonstrate social skills by modeling peer behavior at school, on a playdate, at a birthday party, on the playground, at a library, restaurant, and more. Real children model and narrate each skill.

Designed as a teaching tool for children, adolescents, and teenagers with Autism, Aspergers Syndrome, PDD-NOS, developmental delays, and Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD or NLD), the videos are used by parents, teachers, and therapists. The videos are also a helpful for teaching children with developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome.

What a University Professor of Special Education Says:

"Model Me Kids provides a valuable resource for teaching children appropriate behaviors that will serve them well in school and other group situations. I can imagine teachers making use of these video vignettes as part of their planned social skills instruction, or in a spontaneous manner during a teachable moment."
- Tom McIntyre ("Dr. Mac"), Professor and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Behavior Disorders, Department of Special Education, Hunter College & www.BehaviorAdvisor.com Webmaster

What a Speech-Language Pathologist Says:

"I just wanted to let you know that we really love the DVDs that we just purchased from you! We have a pediatric private practice and our SLP staff is thrilled with them."
- Patti Hamaguchi, Author of Childhood Speech-Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know
Director, Hamaguchi & Associates Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists, Inc.

What an Autism Support Teacher Says:

"I wanted to tell you that I showed Time for School to my students and they loved it! We discussed the social skills after watching it and they remembered everything. They talked about it all day long!..."
-Cindy Glew, Autism Teacher - Cindy's Autistic Support

What an Autistic Child Says:

Thank you to Jeffrey, age 10, for sending us his Report on "Time for School."
Jeffrey's Report: Page 1 | Page 2

What a Mother Says:

"I am a parent and my son is HFA [High Functioning Autism] and in 2nd grade. The school he attends is the central school for autistic children in our County. I am also the chairperson of the special ed advisory council and we are starting a peer mentoring program in our county. I have a copy of your "Time for School" and it is awesome..."
- Sue M., Morgantown, West Virginia

What Another Mom Says:

"I cannot believe how much your DVD's have helped my son. They are an answer to prayer--in a big way! It was unbelievable how he identified with each and every situation given in the video. Finally something made sense to him! We try to coach our Aspie kids through these circumstances, but until they actually can watch it, the pieces of the puzzle do not quite come together. I own the Model Me Conversation Cues and Model Me Friendship. I was so excited to see that you have Tips & Tricks coming out soon! I cannot thank you enough!
- Holly Massman, Iowa

Aspergers Social Skills Group:

"I love your video. It is an EXCELLENT tool for my [Aspergers] social skills group."
-Caron Starobin, LCSW-C, Group Therapist for boys with Aspergers Syndrome

ABA Therapy Team:

"Your DVDs are great! Our daughter (high-functioning autism diagnosis) LOVES them and has learned so much from these! ...We make them mandatory viewing for our home ABA therapy team."
-Karen Hofferber, Texas

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Video Modeling Effectiveness

"Two new studies at Indiana University demonstrate that videos depicting exemplary behaviors can be effective in helping children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders develop social skills and daily living skills...Results from the meta-analysis indicate that both video modeling and VSM meet the Council for Exceptional Children's criteria for evidence-based practices. Improvements were most evident in the area of functional skills, followed by social-communication skills and behavioral functioning." - Excerpt from Bellini, S. & Akullian, J. (2007), A meta-analysis of video modeling and video self-modeling interventions for children and adolescents with ASD. Exceptional Children, 73, 261-284

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Social Skills Lesson Plans

Create social skills lesson plans around the chapters in our videos for Autism and Aspergers.
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Featured Products:

Time for School™
Topics include: listen to the teacher, share, sit quietly, take turns, show interest in others, playground, & more.
Run Time: 61 min.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Kindergarten through 5th grade
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Time for a Playdate™
Topics include: greet friend, losing, answer, play his way, eye contact, clean up, say goodbye & more.
Run Time: 67 min.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Kindergarten through 5th grade
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I Can Do It!™
Models appropriate behavior in stressful situations, including waiting, transitions, birthday parties, handling criticism, & more.
Run Time: 53 min.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Kindergarten through 5th grade
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Model Me Conversation Cues®
Models nonverbal cues, how and when to start a conversation, maintain conversation, turn-taking in conversation, & more.
Run Time: 68 min.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Upper Elementary, Middle, & High School
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Model Me Friendship™
Models social skills involved in initiating and maintaining a friendship including: compromise, invite, handling rejection, team sports, empathy, and more.
Run Time: 75 min.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Upper Elementary, Middle, & High School
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Model Me Tips & Tricks™
Models social skills such as using tact, appropriate voice modulation, good hygiene, asking for help, sense of humor, and more.
DVD plus free photo CD
For Upper Elementary, Middle, & High School
Coming Summer 2008
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Teaching Manuals and Student Workbooks
Extra teaching resources for each of the Model Me Kids DVDs: A Teaching Manual with lesson plans and progress charts. A student social skills workbook with worksheets and take-home materials.
Teachers: Use to build a social skills curriculum.
Parents: Use to structure home-based instruction and reinforce skills presented in the videos.
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ONLINE CATALOG (PDF)

Free Autism Documentary
Children with Autism:
One Teacher's Experience™
Model Me Kids teamed up with the world-renowned Kennedy Krieger Institute to produce a documentary on Autism. watch it - It's free!

Social Skills Curriculum

Lesson plans and social skills workbooks for building a social skills curriculum for elementary and middle/high school based on the Model Me Kids videos. social skills curriculum

Social Skills Worksheets

The Model Me Kids Club™ is an area for free downloadable activities and social skills worksheets for use with our dvds for children with Autism and Aspergers.
social skills worksheets

Aspergers & Autism Resources

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