By: Dana Childress, M.Ed.

Dana Childress, M.Ed. — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:54:17 +0000

Great points, Patty! Yes, video can be a great way to see a behavior in action that you just can’t capture when you’re in the home! I’ve also used video personally when my son was sick to show the doctor what he was doing. Without the video, the doctors didn’t know what was going on. WITH the video, they figured out it was a rare thing called benign febrile myoclonus (fever-related muscle jerks that looked like a seizure). Thankfully he outgrew it but in my case, video was a powerful tool to get help!

By: Patty Eitemiller

Patty Eitemiller — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:42:52 +0000

These are great ideas, Dana! As a provider that participates in several assessments each week, we’ve occasionally had parents or caregivers share with us videos of things their child might be doing related to their concerns which has been helpful as we are trying to get the best picture of the child’s overall development in a short period of time. It’s also helpful if that child just doesn’t want to cooperate during the actual assessment- or with the younger ones, falls asleep! I’ve had nannies of typically developing children who attend my playgroup show me videos of behaviors they are concerned about which helps me determine if a referral to our program or child find is needed and/or to provide suggestions. And also gives them information to communicate to the childs parent/their employer. It makes me wonder what we did before ‘smart’ phones…

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By: Dana Childress, M.Ed.

By: Patty Eitemiller