Social Stories

Social stories provide the child with autism with in a ‘concrete’ way, which may improve a person’s understanding of a previously difficult or confusing situation or activity. By providing the child with information about what might happen in a particular situation, and some guidelines for behaviour you can increase structure in their life and thereby reduce anxiety. Creating or using a social story can also help to understand how the autistic person perceives different situations. A social story should always answer the six questions: where, when, who, what, how and why? The story should accurately describe where the situation occurs, who is there, what happens and why e.g. Christmas Holidays, Going to the Doctor or Playing with my Friends.