Social stories are a tool that can be easily implemented by parents of children with autism, care givers and teachers and used as a strategy for teaching and re-enforcing social skills and behaviors.

Social skills stories are one of the most effective and researched autism visual supports tools available.

Social stories help overcome social skills deficits by helping the child with autism learn appropriate social skills and behaviors.

The fact is kids with autism are often overwhelmed by noises, sensations, and activities that the rest of us consider "everyday" or "normal." They dislike surprises, and respond well to repetition. Social stories help by making otherwise stressful situations or skills more normal or routine.

By providing the child with ASD or related conditions with a step by step visual plan showing the key points or social goals allowing them a chance to rehaerse the skill or behavior, which in turn will make them more comfortable and less likely to become stressed or agitated.

You can teach social, communication and behavior skills to any autistic child using these simple, understandable, first-person stories with visual aids that can help to calm and address even the most severe behaviors.

Using social stories

Autistic social skills stories answer the "wh" questions (why, what, where, and when).

First developed around twenty years ago soical stories are a significant tool in the treatment of autism.

Each story is Short, but Descriptive.

Each autism social story contains visual images to help your child understand and Remember.

Each story is a step by step plan describing the skill or behavior in an appropriate manner.

Each story is written from the child perspective in first person language.

Each story gives clear focus on ONE skill but can still be used with OTHERS.

Each autism social story offers CLEAR COPING SKILLS that can be practiced.

Each story can be implemented EASILY AND AFFECTIVELY.

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