Revealing The Hidden Social Code: Social Stories For People With Autistic Spectrum Disorders
by Marie Howley /
2005 / English / PDF
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The Social Stories approach is widely acknowledged as a key
technique for teaching social and life skills to children with
autistic spectrum disorders. This text, endorsed by the originator
of Social Stories, Carol Gray, offers clear and comprehensive
guidance for professionals, parents and carers on how to write
successful and targeted social stories that will help develop the
autistic spectrum child's understanding of social interaction. The
book outlines the kinds of social challenges that people with ASD
may experience and highlights the importance of learning social
skills in meaningful contexts. An extended review of the guidelines
for writing social stories will help writers to structure and
develop their stories. The authors explain the key elements and
highlight the potential difficulties that a writer may encounter,
while providing encouragement and guidance through the various
stages of what is often a challenging process. They include
examples from their own professional experience, and suggest ways
in which the social stories approach may enhance other strategies.
Helpful advice on presentation and implementation is provided.
"Revealing the Hidden Social Code" is essential reading for any
professional, parent, carer or teacher wanting to employ social
stories to develop social understanding in people with ASDs.
The Social Stories approach is widely acknowledged as a key
technique for teaching social and life skills to children with
autistic spectrum disorders. This text, endorsed by the originator
of Social Stories, Carol Gray, offers clear and comprehensive
guidance for professionals, parents and carers on how to write
successful and targeted social stories that will help develop the
autistic spectrum child's understanding of social interaction. The
book outlines the kinds of social challenges that people with ASD
may experience and highlights the importance of learning social
skills in meaningful contexts. An extended review of the guidelines
for writing social stories will help writers to structure and
develop their stories. The authors explain the key elements and
highlight the potential difficulties that a writer may encounter,
while providing encouragement and guidance through the various
stages of what is often a challenging process. They include
examples from their own professional experience, and suggest ways
in which the social stories approach may enhance other strategies.
Helpful advice on presentation and implementation is provided.
"Revealing the Hidden Social Code" is essential reading for any
professional, parent, carer or teacher wanting to employ social
stories to develop social understanding in people with ASDs.