News summaries for autism therapy: social stories

definition of social stories: Short stories that describe a social situation, including social cues and appropriate behavior. Social stories are used to teach social skills through the use of accurate information about those situations that the child may find difficult or confusing. Effective social stories use several types of sentences. For example, an affirmative sentence type is one that gives the point of view of the people involved in the situation or the general culture. The other sentence types are control sentences, cooperative sentences, directive sentences, perspective sentences, and descriptive sentences.
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Be Like Buddy is an Online Series Offering Education Tools for Kids with Autism, Summarized Sep 7, 2012

Dan Kalinowski, dad to a child with autism, has developed an online education series called Be Like Buddy. Buddy is a puppet with autism who is supported by adults using applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy. Kalinowski hopes the series will make therapy and education fun for kids. In addition to the videos, parents and teachers can download visual schedules and social stories. Kalinowski explained, “We also hope the fact that Buddy has autism makes him familiar and shows that using visual schedules and reward systems is a perfectly acceptable part of life that deserve screen time, too.”

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Never Too Early To Think About Summer Camp for Your Kids with Autism, Summarized Mar 19, 2012

Camp Connect is a 5-week summer camp for kids on the autism spectrum.... Therapies used to enhance the camp experience include picture schedules, social stories, and a social skills-enhancement program called Super Flex. Easter Seals The Family Place, explains "Our approach is always positive when addressing issues that arise relative to transition, anxiety, or overwhelming circumstances.... Read more...

Social Stories Help Children with Autism Travel, Summarized Feb 23, 2012

Betsy Flagler wrote about a California mom who wrote a social story for her child with autism before a cross-country plane trip. The story explained to the child what would be likely to happen on the plane trip each step of the way. For example, she wrote, "Airports sometimes have long lines. While I'm in line it is important to stay with my mom and dad because they keep me safe.... Read more...

Dentists Use Social Stories to Ease the Fears of Children with Autism, Summarized Jun 8, 2011

Dr. Alan Milnes and Dr. Terry Farquhar are dentists who wrote this article about taking your child with autism to the dentist.... One of the tools they suggest is social stories, which can be made by the parents to show what will happen at the dental office. The dentists also suggest using the child’s natural desire for routine and excellent memory.... Read more...

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Synonyms for social stories include: affirmative sentence, affirmative sentences, control sentence, control sentences, cooperative sentence, cooperative sentences, descriptive sentence, descriptive sentences, directive sentence, directive sentences, perspective sentence, perspective sentences, social story, social story therapy, story scripts
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