Description
Book SynopsisSince the early 90s, Carol Gray’s world-famous Social Stories have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders. This 15th Anniversary Edition of her best-selling book offers over 180 ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years, and new sections added are: How to most effectively use and apply the stories; How to improve the lives of younger children; and 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.
Trade Review“The New Social Story Book™ – Written by Carol Gray this book provides advice and examples of how to safely and meaningfully use and apply Social Stories™ to help some people with autism understand certain social situations. In terms of teaching children about emotions, this book is brilliant as it dedicates a whole chapter (chapter 6) to explaining what feelings are.” - Special Educational Needs Resources Blog
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- How to Use This Book
- Social Story™ 10.2 Tutorials
- Chapter 1: Learning with Stories
- Chapter 2: Social Stories for Young Children
- Chapter 3: Self Care
- Chapter 4: Change
- Chapter 5: Mistakes
- Chapter 6: Feelings
- Chapter 7: Celebrations and Gifts
- Chapter 8: People Skills and Friendship
- Chapter 9: Bullying: What to Think, Say, and Do
- Chapter 10: Understanding Adults
- Chapter 11: Home
- Chapter 12: Community
- Chapter 13: School
- Chapter 14: Planet Earth
- Chapter 15: Social Articles
- Glossary
- Foreword to the 10th Anniversary Edition
- References
- About the Author
