This social story helps teach what a gift is, what it means, and the steps that are expected when getting a gift. It also teaches about the emotions involved with gift getting. You can download a pdf version here.
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Tantrums Don’t Help Me Fix a Problem (Social Story)
Tantrums Don’t Help Me Fix a Problem is a social story created by TAP. This particular social story is written to help children understand why tantrums will not fix their problem. It also helps the child with positive ways to deal with their emotions, such as using their words, instead of throwing objects. Social stories can be customized to any child for any topic — JUST ASK!
This social story can be found on-line at http://www.speakingofspeech.com under “materials exchange” and then “social pragmatics”. On the website, it’s listed under “Tantrums Don’t Fix My Social Communication Problems” and there’s separate links to each of the pages in the book. If you can stop by the resource room, we’d be happy to make it for you (you should call ahead so we can have it ready for you when you come in).
Social Stories and Social Narratives
Social Stories and social narrative are used to help children with ASD understand a certain behavior, the social environment, their peers, etc. A social story is a simple book, written in clear and concise terms that help a child with ASD better understand or prepare for a certain issue. Often using Boardmaker, the story is written, illustrated and bound together into a book to better help the child comprehend and cope with the problem they face.
There are a lot of great resources for creating Social Stories and social narratives on the web, but here’s a list of some of our favorites.
- Watson Institute Behavior Stories on topics such as anger, friends, school routines and so much more.
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning scripted stories on social situations
- Kansas Technical Assistance Network social narratives
Social Stories is a term trademarked by the Grey Center. These other tools, are similar intervention, but they use different names because they are not official Social Stories.
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