Christmas time with your autistic child
The festive season is here once more. For many children with autism spectrum disorder Christmas is a time for stress and confusion. With changes in routines and behaviors, many autistic children can suffer anxiety, stress and behavior problems. Strategies that help the child visualize the festive season can prove helpful in making this unpredictable occasion more predictable and routine.
Visual supports for autism
Children with autism spectrum disorder like routine and structure, therefore parents of autistic children can turn this otherwise unpredictable event into a more routine time using visual supports for autism such as social stories.
Social stories are used to help teach social and communication skills and behaviors. Around this times of year there will be lots of changes in your child's routine. Using autism social stories for Christmas time will help you show your autistic child using visual cues and prompts what to expect at Christmas time. Many parents of autistic children use social stories in the build up to Christmas day so their child with autism can practise and be aware of what to expect. Using a calendar to count down to Christmas day will also help.
Using social stories as a strategy
This collection of 14 printable social skills stories for children with autism at Christmas contains the following titles:
These stories are all written by an expert in childhood autism are visually rich, following a specific formula.
I can help decorate the Christmas tree- I can say hello
- I can say good bye
- I can say thank you
- I can say please
- Christmas Holidays
- Dreidel game and autism
- Going to Mass
- Making a gift for Mum
- Hanukka and autism
- Making a greeting card
- Making candles
- The last day of school
- Winter fun in the snow
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