Foreword by Carol Gray. Acknowledgements. Dedication. 1. Understanding my child's perspective at school. 2. Introduction to Social Stories through the school years. Part One: The Classroom. 3. Stories about growing up. 4. I am learning to listen to the teacher. 5. Stories about calm. 6. Stories about help in the classroom. 7. What is practice? 8. What is a spelling test? 9. Stories about teachers. 10. What is the role of the LSA in secondary school? 11. Stories about intentions. 12. Stories about handwriting. 13. Stories about homework. 14. What is revision? Part Two: Going Home. 15. Viv is picking me up from school today. 16. Mum and Dad are going to a meeting. Part Three: Break Time. 17. What happens at break time? 18. Who is the owner of a game in the playground? 19. How to join a game in the playground. 20. What is a chasing game? 21. What does home mean in a game? 22. What does the whistle mean in the playground? 23. What is lining up? 24. Who is in charge of the playground? Part Four: Winning and Losing. 25. Stories about raffles. 26. What is an award assembley? 27. What is a good sportsman? 28. What is a worthy opponent? 29. What is my personal best? 30. Stories about Markachu II's Chill Attack. Part Five: School Events. 31. Sports day happens once a year. 32. What are the four houses in school? 33. What happens at a swimming gala? 34. Stories about the school trip. 35. I am moving up a level to year 3 (Transition Story). Part Six: Noise in School. 36. What is a fire drill? 37. Why do senior teachers use loud voices? 38. What volume is best for headphones? 39. What is a Social Article? (Story for diagnosis). 40. What is a Social Article (Alternative format). Part Seven: Building Resilience. 41. Thinking on the positive side. 42. What is plan B? 43. I am learning to self-reflect. 44. Moving from unsettled back to settled. References.
How to write and illustrate effective Social Stories™ for school and college students with autism
Dr Siobhan Timmins left her work as a paediatrician to help her family navigate the challenges of autism when her son was diagnosed at the age of 2. Having found success with Social Stories™ throughout all stages of her son's development and schooling, Siobhan is now an approved Satellite Trainer in Social Stories™ and offers training in the approach to parents, professionals, and NHS staff. She is also the author of Successful Social Stories™ for Young Children: Growing Up with Social Stories, and an Associated Specialist at a special school in Essex.
The context-setting, that helps further understanding of autistic
thinking is superb, as are the examples of the social stories
themselves. If this were a 'must-have' for every school and
college, life for autistic children would be that much better.
*Jude Ragan, ex-head of Queensmill School, freelance autism
education specialist*
As a professional who works with young adults with autism in a day
setting, I found this book very useful.
It was great to see examples of the social stories and even better
to read about real life experiences the author has had with her
son.
*Lisa Faulkner*
Most children are able to interpret and respond to social contexts
and cues in school with incredible speed and without effort. For
others, like those diagnosed with autism, the events and
interactions of each day hold elusive meanings and unforeseen
pitfalls. Social Stories are like a magic wand that replaces
confusion with information and fear with confidence, to build
social competence one Story at a time.
*Peter Vermeulen, PhD. Senior lecturer at Autisme Centraal,
Belgium. Author of over 15 books on autism including Autism as
Context Blindness, 2012*
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