1. Introduction and Rationale for Social Stories. 2. Preparing to Write: Gathering Information. 3. Sentences and Structure: Descriptive, Perspective and Directive Sentences. 4. Advanced Social Stories: Additional Sentence Types: Control, Affirmative, Cooperative and Partial Sentences. 5. Presenting, Implementing and Monitoring. 6. Introductory Social Stories and Complementary Strategies. 7. Problem Solving and What to Do when Social Stories Do Not Work! Final Thoughts. Appendices.
A clear and comprehensive guide on how to write successful and targeted Social Stories
Marie Howley is a senior lecturer with the Centre for Special Needs Education and Research (SESNER) team at University College Northampton. She has extensive experience as a specialist teacher working with children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders and has co-authored many books, including Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Eileen Arnold is a former specialist speech and language therapist. She has extensive practice of using Social Stories' in a wide range of settings and has worked closely with Carol Gray. She is currently consultant to, and lectures and presents for the Northamptonshire Society for Autism.
Revealing the Hidden Social Code is a book about the social stories
approach for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), which
was originated by Carol Gray. The book describes how social stories
may be used, in conjunction with other approaches, to help
individuals with ASD to identify the underlying message that
underpin social interaction. Excellent case examples are given,
throughout the book, to illustrate the development of social
stories. It also covers presenting, implementing and monitoring the
individual's response and the different types of social stories,
which can be used. The book is encouraging to the reader throughout
and there is a helpful chapter on what to do when social stories do
not work. The appendix contains useful checklists for each stage of
preparing the stories, including drafting the social stories,
monitoring individual's progress and a checklist for problem
solving.
*Occupational Therapy Journal*
This is a text which aims to identify why social stories work as a
strategy to support the social learning of individuals with
autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). In its Forward, the original
creator of social stories, Carol Gray, strongly endorses this
publication.
*British Journal of Special Education*
As a practical guide for those who want to learn more about the use
of social stories and how to write them, this book could be a
valuable resource. With practical suggestions and examples Howley
and Arnold explore the strategy's potential for a range of ages,
needs and abilities as well as for use in the other learning
contexts.
*British Journal of Special Education*
The writing style is just right - very clear and detailed without
being long-winded or laborious. It is a very practical guide and
the kind of book that a professional would want to keep within easy
reach whenever a social story is needed. Everything you ever need
to know about writing a social story seems to have been addressed
here and the examples of social stories are very enlightening too.
What I really liked about the examples was that a lot of thought
and understanding had gone into choosing very different
individuals.The writers have obviously had plenty of hands-on
experience which enables them to write about the differing needs of
individuals with ASDs. This is an excellent and practical guide for
anyone attempting to write or simply understand the concept of
social stories, how they work and their essential place in the
social education of individuals with ASDs.
*Good Autism Practice*
This work provides clear and succinct instructions for writing
one's own Social Stories, including helpful examples that convey
increasingly complicated messages and yet are still effective for
children with ASD.
*Library Journal*
This is a clearly presented, comprehensive and interesting book for
professionals and parents or carers of people with Autistic
Spectrum Disorder. It explains the key elements of Social
StoriesTM, which are increasingly being used to develop social
skills and social understanding. I highly recommend this book to
teachers, speech and language therapists and parents or carers who
wish to structure and deliver Social StoriesTM to help people with
ASD address everyday social challenges.
*NAPLIC Newsletter*
Howley (Univ. Coll. Northampton, U.K.) and Arnold (Northamptonshire
Soc. for Autism, U.K.) have written an excellent supplement to
Gray's The New Social Story Book and My Social Stories Book (with
Abbie Leigh White and Sean McAndrew); parents, caregivers, and
professionals will find clear and succinct instructions for writing
their own Social Stories, including helpful examples that convey
increasingly complicated messages and yet are still effective for
children with ASD. Strongly recommended for all public and academic
libraries with autism or education collections.
*Library Journal*
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