Successful social stories for young children
Subtitle: growing up with social stories
By: Siobhan Timmins ; foreword by Carol Gray
Contributors: Gray, Carol, 1952- writer of foreword
Series: Carol Gray social stories
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781785921124
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Self-control in children; Autistic children; Life skills; Social learning; Social perception in children
Description: Social Stories(TM) are acknowledged as a very successful way of teaching concepts and social understanding to children with autism spectrum disorders, but considerable skill is needed to write the most effective story. This clear and engaging book introduces ways of thinking about the issues your child finds difficult, and includes 32 stories created by Dr Siobhan Timmins for her son during his early years, with helpful explanations of how she did it, and what the underlying thinking was behind each set of stories. She explains how the stories build upon each other to help the child to understand further, more complex topics, and how to see the connections so that you can best help your child. From basic skills such as learning to listen, wait and share, to common fears, this book takes the mystery out of creating effective Social Stories(TM) and amply demonstrates how to put together a cohesive set of stories which your child can understand and relate to.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding my child's perspective; title: What does growing up mean?; title: Stories about calm; title: I am learning to listen; title: I am learning to wait patiently; title: What are kind words?; title: What is taking turns? I am learning to share toys; title: What is a conversation?; title: How to interrupt a conversation; title: What are good manners?; title: What are table manners?; title: What does 'excuse me' mean?; title: Why do I write thank you letters?; title: I am learning to use a hand dryer; title: How to find another favourite food; title: What is my underpants' job?; title: Stories about toileting; title: What job does my nose do?; title: How to stay safe and comfy in a supermarket; title: Why do babies cry?; title: How to stay safe around wasps; title: Sharing the diagnosis with a social story; title: A story for parents at L.A.S.T.!; title: A story for siblings.