Description
New Social Story Book – Revised & Expanded – by Carol Gray
Since the early 90s, Carol Gray’s world-famous Social Stories have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders.
This best-selling book offers ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years with new sections added are:
How to most effectively use and apply the stories.
How to improve the lives of younger children.
Social Stories for teens and adults with autism.
Developed through years of experience, these strategically written stories explain social situations in ways children and adults with autism understand, while teaching social skills needed for them to be successful at home, school, work, and in the community.
Social Stories provide REAL social understanding! Carol Gray developed the Social Story in 1991 to promote social understanding in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now Social Stories have become a standard approach for teachers and parents all over the globe and the stories are more effective than ever! In this best-selling book, Carol teaches how to write Social Stories. Years of experience and trial-and-error have led to updated Story guidelines.
Topics include:
Mistakes Can Happen on a Good Day
It Was Fun but Now We’re Done
When It Is My Turn to Listen
Saying What I Think with Respect
Learning to Respond to Bullying
Telling My Teacher about a Problem
Fire Drills at School
Moving to a New Home
Children Grow Kind Of Slow
The Truth about Messes
This Place is Busy
and many more
PLUS, to jump-start your story-writing journey, this book comes with a CD containing each Social Story in ready-to-print PDFs AND easy-to-edit Word files! With the CD, you can customise story content and insert images relevant to your child or student’s individual experiences.
About the Author:
Carol Gray is president of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Zeeland, Michigan, USA, a non-profit organization serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. She is an internationally respected author and speaker with 30 years of experience as a teacher and consultant working on behalf of children and adults with ASD.
In 1991, Carol developed Social Stories™, a strategy used worldwide with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has published several articles, chapters, and books addressing challenging issues ranging from how to teach social understanding and social skills; bullying; death and dying; loss and learning; and categorization and generalization. Carol is the recipient of several awards for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD.
Author: Carol Gray
Age Suitability: All
