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For
many children, Social Stories can make all the difference between
an enjoyable new experience and an emotional nightmare for everyone.
Social Stories are meant to help prepare children for new situations
- like the first day of school, going to the Doctor or even getting
their hair cut - by letting them know what to expect, in a way they
can understand.
I
have begun a collection of social stories for my eldest daughter,
who has autism symptoms. Her teacher suggested I make them for her,
to help her understand what will happen at the holiday party or
to help her understand why it's important to cut her fingernails.
I have compiled my efforts here,
in the hopes that others will benefit from them, too.
These
printable stories are electronic - they are downloaded or emailed
to you in a .PDF format and you can print them again and again,
if you need to. They have been purposely designed to be inexpensive,
so that you and your child can benefit from as many of these Social
Stories as needed. Personalized stories can be made for you and
your child (for an additional fee) when you supply the photographs
and text. Please email
me if you would like more information about custom stories.
In
addition to social stories, you
will find a free tutorial, written
to get kids on-line, and some terrific site suggestions to help
kids learn to read - my kids just love these sites. You'll also
find my own e-book that talks about my
journey with autism and some terrific tricks that I have learned
to help me better cope with the demands of my special child - a
gift to you, so you can get to know me a bit and so I can share
some tips I have learned along the way. You'll even find a collection
of free coloring pages to share
with you and your families; holiday stuff I made for my kids that
your kids might like, also.
You
might also be interested in our links page containing a variety
of helpful links that I have found to be
extremely helpful in my journey. If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact
me. Thanks for stopping by - please bookmark this site so you
can see what's new, or sign
up for my email list for latest release information.
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