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 NEW VISUAL AIDS
Adam's Emotions
Emotions Flashcard
Emotions Picture Matching
Adam
I can use the potty
I can use the toilet
What makes Pee and Poop?
Where does Poop come from?
Anna
I can use the potty
I can use the toilet
What makes Pee and Poop?
Where does Poop come from?
Toilet/Potty Reward Charts
(for use with stickers or markers)
   
I can calm myself down - using PECS
I can calm myself down - using Signs/Makaton
I can calm myself down - using my words
I CAN CALM MYSELF DOWN matching boards.
USING PECS
USING SIGNS/MAKATON
USING MY WORDS
 
It's ok to feel Sad sometimes My new Glasses
SOCIAL STORIES
Social Stories are a tool for teaching social skills to children with autism and related disabilities. Social stories provide an individual with accurate information about those situations that he may find difficult or confusing. The situation is described in detail and focus is given to a few key points: the important social cues, the events and reactions the individual might expect to occur in the situation, the actions and reactions that might be expected of him, and why. The goal of the story is to increase the individual’s understanding of, make him more comfortable in, and possibly suggest some appropriate responses for the situation in question. Social stories are simple to make and serve as a great resourse for parents and teachers.
The links at the side of the page are to a site that offers free downloadable pictures that can be used to make social stories although a social story can be made with a pen and some paper they do not have to be fancy they only need to explain the process of what needs to be achieved and shows the steps involved so the child can understand in a easy and simple matter.
Special thanks to Denise and Rebecca Geary for allowing us to show their story
How, then, do Social Stories help to address these special social needs and the often unique learning styles of those with autism? Social Stories attempt to address the "theory of mind" impairment by giving individuals some perspective on the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of others. They help the individual better predict the actions and assumptions of others. Social stories also present information on social situations in a structured and consistent manner, a particularly appropriate approach for kids with autism, especially when dealing with skills and behaviors which are so fluid as those involved in social interactions. Along that line, Social Stories also give individuals direct contact with social information, contact through pictures and text as opposed to speech or observation, notable areas of weakness for kids with autism. Finally, Social Stories provide a little distance between teaching and the possible stresses of the social situation itself; they give the child a chance to practice the skills often and on his terms.
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