theNew Social Story Book
These social stories explain so many situations that kids find challenging. My 6 year old with Aspergers needs to be explicitly told the reasons why things are as they are, why we need to do what we need to do, and what is his “job” or our expectation of him. The stories greatly reduce his rigidity and anxiety for new situations & places – he knows what to expect, and he knows what is expected of him. He will often resist “social story time”, but as soon as I start reading a story that is relevant to a recent or upcoming experience, he is fully engaged, asks great questions, and wants to read more stories. It works great for my son. I also have Jed Baker’s book referenced in the other reviews, which is also a great resource. The books address very different types of situations in different ways. Jed’s book addresses how to handle everyday, common social situations, and has been very helpful for us as well. The main difference is Carol Grey’s stories address a lot of novel situations as well as common situations, typically explaining “why” with intentionally little instruction, while Jed’s book is purely instructional
This book is an excellent resource. My plan is to continue using the book for the remainder of the summer and hit the ‘school’ section in full the week before school starts back up. And absolutely, this book is a great resource for neurotypical children as well! Everyone can benefit from thinking about and discussing social stories
The social stories are written very clearly and with repetition so the message gets through. I’m reading a few stories each night to my kids and they seem to find it interesting for the most part. They are high functioning, so some of the stuff is more basic than they need, but there are plenty of areas that help explain the reasons for particular types of interactions, etc. I’m glad I bought this
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