Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often struggle with social interaction and communication, limiting their ability to form relationships and engage in meaningful exchanges. Activity schedules provide structured visual supports that increase independence and social engagement. While research supports their effectiveness, few studies have examined the integration of video modeling within these schedules to enhance social interactions. This study evaluated the efficacy of embedding video models into activity schedules to increase social interactions to children with ASD using a multiple-probe across participants design in an Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) clinic. Results showed Noah demonstrated an increase in independently performed social interaction components, improving from 0 (range 0–0) at baseline to an average of 4 (range 0–6) during intervention. Morgan showed no change, maintaining 0 (range 0–0) throughout all phases. These findings suggest video modeling may facilitate social skill acquisition for some but not all learners. Future research should explore individual learner characteristics, long-term effectiveness, and generalizability.Keywords: photo activity schedules, social interaction, autism, video modeling
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