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For the vast majority of us the teenage years are probably our most social years.

However for teenagers with an ASD this time can be incredibly confusing; moving from childhood, going through puberty, becoming sexually aware and ending up in adulthood, this rapidly moving social time can cause stress and anxieties.

Some teens with autism can become aware of how different they are from their peers, realise they don’t have many or any friends or a partner, or ideas for career choices.

For many teens with autism this will spur them on to learn appropriate social skills to “fit in”, for others it can mean isolation and in extreme circumstances even depression.

Deficits in social skills are the route cause of the majority of issues ASD teenagers encounter during this ever changing period of their lives.

For typically developing teenagers social skills are learnt naturally through watching, listening, intuition, gut feelings and good guess work! But for teenagers with an ASD these abilities are missing this is due to deficits in social skills.

Having a marked disability is social and communication skills can lead to social misunderstandings, for many parents, care givers and teachers this is a stressful and frustrating period in their teen’s life, being unable to communicate with your teen and watching them struggle socially is not easy.

However, there are excellent resources which can help the ASD teen address deficits in social skills; resources such as social skills stories are known to be beneficial around this time.

Developed primarily to aid communication difficulties social stories are a major tool used in autism to help teach and encourage appropriate social skills, address communication difficulties, prepare for changes to routines, transitions, teach age appropriate behaviours and social skills, teach about hygiene, puberty and other skills that they ASD teen is struggling with.

Social skills stories need no formal training to use; are editable which is a real bonus as no two ASD teenagers will ever be the same and we all use different expression and language.

Generally social stories are visual, individuals with autism are visual thinkers and learners; therefore autism resources which are visual are better understood and will have the greater impact for learning.

Using first person text and from the ASD teenagers point of view social skills stories for teens with autism are much like a role model, answering the “wh” questions – who, where, why, when, what as well as “how” plus giving an insight into the thoughts, feelings and emotions of others.

Social skills stories are easy to implement and can be used for a vast variety of skills, behaviours and situations, they are printable making them convenient and portable.

The teenage years with autism need not be to traumatic, using social stories as a strategy has proven effective for many teenagers with autism. To learn more about the teenage years with autism and how social skills stories for teens with autism can benefit your teenager visit:

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/autisticteen.html

Where you will find 65 social skills stories for teens with autism, on subjects like, puberty, hygiene, friendships, appropriate behaviours, social skills and many more.

Other sites offering social stories can be located at: 

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/hygiene

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

For the majority of teenagers with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) a surge in hormones during puberty, with growing sexuality and changes to their bodies can prove to be very stressful and confusing.

Many teenagers with ASD struggle to understand why their bodies are changing, their friends and the expectations placed on them. For typically developing teenagers these changes although stressful are understood and accepted.

Generally teenagers on the spectrum will have already been introduced to methods such as social stories that help them cope with and learn social and communication skills and behaviours. However during puberty a lot these already learnt skills will change.

For a lot of teenagers on the spectrum puberty can also mean the beginning of seizures, which in themselves can be upsetting and confusing, just to add to this already confusing and stressful time.

Treatments of autism such as visual strategies like social stories reduce anxieties around this period in an autistic teen’s life. Many parents of teenagers on the spectrum use social stories for teenagers with ASD as a good method of explaining and coping with puberty.

Social stories are a visual role model of a skill or situation described from the teenager’s point of view using first person text and visual images showing the key points or social cues. Thus allowing the teenager on the spectrum a chance to rehearse the skill they may be struggling to understand, which will reduce anxieties and stress.

The vast majority of individuals on the spectrum are visual thinkers and learners, meaning they think and talk in pictures. Therefore using visual strategies like social stories for teenagers with ASD is beneficial.

An already stressed out teen is not going to listen, so talk less and use visual strategies like social stories to get your point across or to help.

Consequently, many parents of individuals on the spectrum use autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD to teach appropriate social and communication skills, as well as a means of explaining puberty and menstruation. 

Social stories are used as a tool in autism, a visual explanation, a visual framework showing visually the “wh” questions (who, what, where, when and why). And give the teenager with autism an insight into the emotions and thoughts of those around them, helping them feel more comfortable.

Autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD are used to explain coping with puberty, about their changing bodies, changes to routines, friends, hygiene issues and other issues that may occur around this time of life.

Social skills stories are useful visual strategies, and can be implemented when teaching things like using deodorant, showering, masturbation and how to deal with aggression.

To learn more about Autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD and coping with puberty visit us at: http://www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

Alternatively information can be found at http://www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/asd-teens

For some teens with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) coping with puberty and the changes in their bodies can be stressful and confusing. Their growing sexuality, their friends, their environment and what is expected of them from others will change. A typically developing teen will understand these changes, ask questions and generally just “get on with it”.

However for most autistic teenagers the onset of puberty is difficult to understand. Even the most verbal teens with ASD puberty is stressful and can they can become anxious. For a lot of teenagers with autism the onset of puberty can also mean the beginning of seizures, which in themselves can be upsetting and confusing, just to add to the already confusing and stressful time called adolescents.

Many parents of individuals with autism can find the adolescent years difficult. A very good point to remember is with all individuals with ASD there will almost certainly be communication deficits.

Communication deficits are common to ASD, generally individuals with ASD tend to be visual thinkers and learners, meaning they think and talk in pictures. Therefore using visual prompts and cues is going to work far better than speaking or written text.

So to put this knowledge into practise using visual aids for autism around this stressful time is beneficial. An already stressed out teen is not going to listen, so talk less and use visual aids for autism to get your point across or to help.

Consequently, many parents of individuals with autism find huge benefits from using autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD .  Social stories are used as a tool in autism, a visual explanation, a visual framework showing visually the “wh” questions (what, where, when and why).

Autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD are used by parents, teachers and other professionals to explain coping with puberty, about their changing bodies, changes to routines, friends, hygiene issues and other issues that may occur around this time of life.

Social skills stories are useful visual aids for autism, and can be implemented when teaching things like using deodorant, showering, masturbation and how to deal with aggression.

To learn more about Autism social skills stories for teenagers with ASD and coping with puberty visit us at:

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

Alternatively information on social stoires for teenagers with autism can be found at http://www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/asd-teens

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Social stories are used effectively by parents and teachers of teenagers with ASD as an intervention strategy that teaches social, communication, interaction, imagination and self help skills and calming methods.

Generally individuals with ASD have great difficulty dealing with unforeseen situations and changes to routines, this is common in autism and aspergers syndrome individuals.

Social stories were first developed by therapist Carol Gray as away to teach those with social deficits appropriate skills and behaviours.

A social story uses specific types of sentences to teach social skills. It is always written in first person text and will normally include visual images to help the ASD teenager identify and understand the skill or behaviour being taught or re-enforced.

Social stories for teenagers with ASD are written for specific situations or events such as puberty, going out, friendships, and hygiene issues and so on.

A social story is an easy and effective way to teach teenagers with ASD.  How to deal with skills, behaviours and situations in an age appropriate manner. By describing the particular situation, skill, event or activity in detail paying particular attention to key points, giving clear concise information about what to expect in that situation and why.

They can provide the individual with ASD some idea of how others might respond in a particular situation and therefore provide a framework for appropriate behaviour.

Generally social stories are visual which is ideal; for the majority of ASD teens that tend to be visual thinkers and learners, making social stories perfect. To learn more and download social stories for ASD teens visit:

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

Alternatively social stories for the teenage aspie can be downloaded from

http://www.autismsocialstories.com/aspergers_adolescents

Other related social stories for ASD can be downloaded from:

http://www.autismsocialstories.com

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