Writing & Developing Social Stories

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories. In addition, there are examples of successful stories to use as guides, as well as information and photocopiable resources for delivering training on the use of social stories.

Based on detailed work carried out in homes, schools and pre-schools, this book offers practical support to anyone meeting the needs of a child or young adult with an autistic spectrum disorder. Social stories are short stories intended for children with autism to help them understand their social world and behave appropriately within it. The stories:

Provide clear, concise and accurate information about what is happening in a specific situation, outlining both why it is happening and what a typical response might be;

Are written by those directly supporting a child with autism and only successful stories are included in the book;

Are infinitely flexible and adaptable to an individual child in an individual social situation;

Cover children aged 3 to 16.

Maureen Aarons & Tessa Gittens, Specialist SLTs

Introduction; Writing a Social Story; Sample Stories; Delivering Training about Social Stories

Parents and carers, speech & language therapists, health visitors, clinical & educational psychologists, youth workers, teachers, SENCOs, learning support assistants and education-welfare officers.

Caroline Smith has worked as a Principal Educational Psychologist and a Specialist Educational Psychologist working in the area of language impairment and autism, having formerly been a teacher for more than fifteen years. Caroline has extensive experience of working with pre-school and school aged children in mainstream and special school settings.

  copyright © 2011 by Caroline.R.Smith