What Is It? A social story is exactly what it sounds like: a brief, simple story designed to teach children about social situations and appropriate responses. Social stories were originally developed in 1991 by Carol Gray of The Gray Center. Gray had been a consultant to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social stories were […]

A social skills story can be an effective way to teach students how to behave appropriately in a given social situation. Explicit social skills instruction can be difficult but using a social skills story can give students and teachers the script of the expectations they need to meet to experience success at school. The social […]

Teaching children how to play nicely with others is a common social skill that needs to be frequently addressed. As educators we will say things like, “be kind” or “treat others the way you want to be treated”, however we need to explicitly teach these skills. We cannot expect for children to know these social […]

A social story is a simple description of how to behave and what to expect in a particular situation. Grab your 13 free editable social stories here to...

This social skills story talks about the concept of friendship and things that you can do to be a good friend. It is skills for children to make friends and there are more ideas and skills that go with interacting with and being a good friend- this story goes through some ideas that children can do to try their best to be a good friend. This story has simple sentences and pictures about friendship on each page. This story has simple prep of printing out on letter size paper, cutting the…

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It is important to understand what a social story is and why to use one. This article discusses the importance, relevance, and mechanics of using a social story. Whether needed for sensory needs, executive functioning skills, or cognitive considerations, neurodiverse individuals of all ages can benefit from the visual components of a social story. Let's cover how to write a social story to support individual needs.

This is the social story I have to teach my autistic son not to hit his sister. I got this information from my son's Behavioral Therapist ...