Social Stories

Social Stories present socially appropriate behaviour in a clear story format. Stories are individualised and outline the "who, what, when and where" of social situations. Carol Gray developed Social Stories at the Jenison Public School in the USA and the technique is now widely used. A further strategy developed by Carol Gray is Comic Strip Conversations, used in teaching social skills.

The Gray Center
http://www.thegraycenter.org

Social Stories: an introduction
http://www.polyxo.com/socialstories

Gray, Carol (1993) Original social story book

Gray, Carol (1994) The new social story book Arlington, TX, Future Horizons

Gray, Carol (2000) The new social story book … the illustrated edition Arlington, TX, Future Horizons

Gray, Carol (2002) My social stories book London, Jessica Kingsley

Norris C (1999) "Evaluating the effects of a social story intervention on a young girl with autism" Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Vol 14 No 3 Fall pp180-186

Smith, C (2001) "Using social stories with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: an evaluation" Good Autism Practice Vol 2 No 1 pp16-25

Lorimer, P (2002) "The use of social stories as a preventative behavioral intervention in a home setting for a child with autism" Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions Vol 4 No 1 pp53-60

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