My dissertation research involves the implementation of a parent-provided point-of-view modeling (POVM) intervention created to improve social interaction between parents and their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A series of studies ultimately lead to my dissertation study. The first manuscript entitled "Autism-Related Insurance Mandates: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice" reviewed ways in which language from states' mandated insurance coverage for ASD-related services both supported and acted as a barrier to the implementation of EBPs. The findings revealed that mandated insurance coverage allowed for positive changes to service delivery in the areas of collaboration, continuous care, and generalization. I also found a need for continued research aimed at creating autism-related EBPS that may be implemented within the framework of mandated insurance coverage, keeping services accessible to families. The second manuscript, "Social Interaction and Autism: Autobiographical Literature as Evidence" employed a qualitative approach to compare the personal experiences of individuals with ASDs learning about social interaction to recommendations derived from published research. The findings revealed differences between a systematic review's recommended interventions targeting social interaction and the suggestions from autobiographical authors with ASD about which approaches they felt were most helpful. I found that all of the individuals with ASD wrote about the important roles that their parents played in learning about social interaction, yet very few of the recommended social skill interventions from the systematic review included parents as a part of the treatment protocol. I applied this knowledge to the development of the parent-provided intervention included in my dissertation study. The third manuscript entitled, "Using Point-of-View Video to Facilitate Social Interaction between a Parent and Their Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Feasibility Study," evaluated the feasibility of employing video from a GoPro® wearable camera to facilitate communication opportunities between a parent and their child with ASD. The results of this study confirmed the feasibility of designing an intervention that would be practical to implement while measuring effectiveness. This study also allowed me to create and validate a conversational coding structure with strong reliability. Ultimately, this feasibility study provided valuable information that allowed me to conduct a more in-depth assessment of the POVM intervention for my dissertation. My dissertation study is divided into two manuscripts. The first manuscript reports the quantitative effects of a parent-provided POVM on parent/child interaction. I found that the intervention had positive effects on features of the parent/child interaction, specifically increasing the number of conversational exchanges that "matched" (were cohesive in nature) between the parents and their children with ASD, and increasing the overall duration of parent/child interaction time. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.) [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]