My Social Stories by Carol Gray, 2001.
Carol Gray’s methods of creating a “Social Story” have become a widely recognised way of teaching social and life skills to children with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Each story is created according to specific criteria based on the learning characteristics of children with ASD. The My Social Stories Book offers specific guidelines for successfully creating individualised social stories following this criteria.
Social Stories take children step-by-step through basic activities such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and wearing a safety belt in the car. The stories provided are simple and are accompanied by one or more line drawings to illustrate key points. They do not incorporate picture symbols, but could possibly be adapted to use them.
My Social Stories Book is attractively illustrated and contains over 150 social stories. The helpful introduction explains how to get the most out of the book and offers guidelines for producing individualised social stories.
Chapter One--Taking Care of Me:-
Using the toilet
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Washing hands
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Brushing teeth
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Taking medicine
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Blowing your nose
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Wearing new clothes
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Dressing for the weather (hats, mittens, boots, warm vs. cold weather clothes)
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Taking a nap
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Getting a haircut
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Clipping fingernails and toenails
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Taking a bath
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Washing your hair
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Bedtime and sleeping (including dreaming and going to bed)
Chapter Two--Home-
Unexpected noises (telephone, doorbell, doors, dogs barking, people dropping things, vacuum cleaner, car horns, thunder)
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Time (about time, watches and clocks, "hurry up", "on time," and "being late.")
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Playdates--how to have a friend over, what to do, taking turns, sharing
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Babysitters
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Divorce
Chapter Three--Going Places-
Why do adults forget; What helps them remember
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Running errands (car wash, petrol station, bank, library, grocery store)
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Checking out in line
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Visiting places (zoo, beach, video store, movie theatre)
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Eating out in a restaurant (waiting, using a booster seat, a menu, utensils)
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Going to school (bus, drivers, teachers)
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Going to the doctor
