Using Visual Supports for Autism at Christmas

With the sheer chaos that surrounds the festive
season, changes to routines at home and at school,
behaviors and an overload of sensory stimulation
many autistic children can suffer "meltdowns",
anxiety, stress and behavior problems.

As any parent with an autistic child knows, changes
to routines, and overload of sensory stimulation can
throw an autistic child into panic mode.

"Intervention Strategies such as Social Skills Stories for Christmas ARE used with GREAT effect"

What are Social Skills Stories

Social Stories ARE Intervention Strategies written to help children with autism spectrum disorder LEARN social and communication skills

Social Stories ARE generally written in word format, so that they may be edited, as we all use different terminology with our children

Social Stories can be personalized and adapted to suit ALL ages and ABILITIES

Social Stories USE images / pictures to describe a skill, activity, event (Christmas) or situation that the child with ASD is finding confusing or stressful!

Social Stories ARE generally written in first person text and WILL always be from the autistic child's point of view

Social Stories follow a set pattern of sentence type

Social Stories focus on the "social cues" or the key points and remove fluff and un-necessary language / phrases

Social Stories answer the "WH" questions - who, what, why, when and where as well as "HOW"

Social stories give the autistic child an insight into the thoughts, feelings and emotions of others (THIS IS AN AREA OF MARKES WEAKNESS IN AUTISM)

Social Stories PROVIDE the child with ASD an insight into how others view a situation

Why use Social Stories for Autism

Typically children with autism spectrum disorder ARE VISUAL thinkers and learners, meaning they think in pictures and WILL therefore benefit from information that is presented visually, rather than written or spoken. The social skills story WILL BENEFIT children that ARE visual thinkers by using images and short pieces of text - a visual plan or framework, to describe a social situation or skill from the autistic child's point of view. Parents, caregivers and teachers of children with ASD USE Visual Supports for Autism like Social Stories as treatments for autism, which HELP children with ASD cope with social events such as Christmas

Download - Social Stories for Christmas with Autism

This collection of 14 printable social skills stories for children with autism at Christmas contains the following titles:

• 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 with Autism


• 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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Give your autistic child plenty of warning, countdown on the calander to Christmas.

Take things a step at a time so as not to overwhelm your ASD child this christmas.

Show your ASD child pictures of last years Christmas to remind them of How you celebrated the festive season last year.

Use Visual Supports for Autism: Social Skills Stories for Christmas, Visual Social Story Cards, Flash Cards so on.

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printable social skills stories for christmas with autism

Visual Social Story Cards

Visual Social Story Cards act like a visual framework or plan. Visual Social Skills Story Cards are small laminated cards, generally 9cm x 12 cm in size. These social story cards ARE colourful and use appropriate images to show the child with ASD what is happening and why.

These Visual Social Story Cards WILL Benefit YOUR Child by providing a visual framework that WILL give YOUR child with ASD a chance to rehearse skills and behaviors that they struggle with.

Visual social story cards ARE portable and easy to use.

Choose 10 visual social story cards from a vast library of social stories

And pay just one small administration fee of $29.95 plus $4.95 p&p

All laminated and ready to use