Social stories, as a startegy for the behavior characteristics of autism

Social stories work well for children with autism that have trouble making sense of the world around them, and have sensory processing issues.

For individuals with autism the sensory processing skills we develop naturally
(touch, taste, smell, sound and sight) do not develop in the same manner, which
can leave alot of autistic people either hyper or hypo sensitive.

As a parent of an autistic child it is not nice when little Johnny shy's away from
physical contact or fails to recognize his own name.

Social stories can help adress the problems faced due to autistic sensory sensitivities and processing.

Using social stories as a strategy in autistic sensory processing

The main characteristics of autism are deficits in social, communication, imagination and interaction skills, commonly referred to as the triad of autistic impairments or autistic social skills deficits.

An autistic child may also display difficulties in adjusting to changes in routines.

Generally kids with autism prefer routine this is one of the physical characteristics of autism,
and can become anxious even aggressive if routines change.

Some common examples are:
Drinking and/or eating the same food items at every meal, wearing certain clothing or insisting that others wear the same clothes, and going to school using the same route.

Using social stories can help your child with autism overcome a lot of these issues the social story can help them understand and cope with a change to routine, as well as everyday routines, situations and skills that they may struggle with or become anxious and stressed by.

The challenges facing parents of autistic children

Recent studies show that the parents of a child with autism children are far more likely to suffer stress related health problems than any other group of parents.

Many parents of autistic children as well as teachers, care givers and other professionals
use social skills stories to help develop and teach suitable social, communication,
imagination and interaction skills to autistic kids.

Developed almost twenty years ago social stories provide the autistic child with clear
direction on social skills, for example a social story can be used to help teach basic social skills like washing your teeth to more complex skills like showering, using deodorant, menstruation even every day living skills such as riding the bus to school, going to the dentist, trying new foods and so on...

Generally autistic kids are visual learners and respond better to autistic visual supports and prompts,social skills stories use this concept. The social story is normally visually rich, providing a clear visual framework or step by step plan, showing the skill being mastered, through visual images and text, which is normally always in the first person, and form the autistic child's point of view.

Immediate download of social stories teaching social and communication skills for sensory sensitivities in autistic children

Normally we would expect to be paid $7 for just two stories, but are offering YOU the opportunity to download up to eleven social stories for autistic sensory issues from this site for the small fee of JUST $9.95!. Alternatively look through the titles list on the left hand side for more options all available for immediate download.

The social stories in this package are:

  • Art class
  • Flushing the toilet only once
  • Getting a haircut
  • Going to the dentist
  • How I eat with my family
  • How I ride the bus to school
  • Fire drill at school
  • I can try new foods
  • Touching other peoples property
  • Visiting my grandparents
  • When the bell rings

We also back this collection of social skills stories with our 100% money back guarantee. So don't let social and communication skills be a problem for your child with autism any longer and get immediate download to this collection of printable social skills stories for sensory processing issues in autism.