Multimedia training works for everyone, but it can be an excellent way to increase self-efficacy by learning some live skills.
It is an initial trial, so the sample size is small. Ten ASD adults, seven men and three women, 19 to 42 years of age, participated in the study, which utilized video and virtual reality to instruct participants on how to wire an electrical socket.
Significant increases in the participant’s self-efficacy were found using a modified version of the New General Self-Efficacy (NGSE) scale. In addition, a thematic analysis of post-training comments showed that participants, overall, were engaged and had fun during the training.
These findings suggest that a multimedia approach may be an effective strategy for achieving positive outcomes by increasing self-efficacy and engagement when training newly hired employees diagnosed with ASD to perform vocational tasks.
Paper: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2019.0111