Social stories are one of the techniques that are used with children with Autism. Although this is done in a structured way for children with Autism it is a technique that has been used for centuries. Parents have always talked and described upcoming situations in an effort to ease their children’s fears.
Many times social stories are written with the childs’ name as the name of the person in the story. For some children this seems to be an easier way to talk about themselves. It is almost like talking about a child like they are someone else. On some level a child with Autism does seem to understand that the story is about them. Continue reading ‘What Are Social Stories?’ »