Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) / Social Stories

Social Stories

Social stories are individualized short stories that depict a social situation that your child affected by autism may encounter. These social stories are used to teach communal skills through the use of precise and sequential information about everyday events that your child may find difficult or confusing, thus preventing further anxiety on the part of your child.

Here are some links to Social Stories that you can read with your child:

School Closure Toolkit

Covid-19 Social Story

Giving People Space When Talking

"What's Going On?" Coronavirus Story

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