Successful Social Stories™ for School and College Students with Autism
Growing Up with Social Stories™
by Siobhan Timmins
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Pub Date 21 Apr 2017 | Archive Date 21 Apr 2017
Description
As children grow up and spend more and more time away from home in schools and colleges, life often seems to get increasingly complicated. Autism makes the challenges they meet in these new environments even more difficult to navigate. Social Stories™ is a highly regarded strategy that parents and teachers can use to help young people with autism understand the new social situations they face during this time. Writing an effective Story takes a special set of skills, and in this fully illustrated book Dr Siobhan Timmins explains how to acquire and hone these techniques and put them into practice.
Following on from her book on writing Social Stories™ for young children, this book on the next age group up includes 160 illustrations and clear examples based on the author's own experiences of raising a son with autism. She explains how to identify the underlying issues, and articulate the key ideas so that young learners can find connections between Stories to build a greater understanding of relationships, the adult world and their own identity. The book is an invaluable guide to creating bridges between young people and the parts of life they find most difficult.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781785921377 |
| PRICE | US$24.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 387341
As a parent of a child with autism I was very interested in reading this book. I found the authors own experiences with her son so informative and the social story ideas were excellent, highly recommend.
K@ T, Reviewer
I love using visuals with students on the spectrum and the visuals in Successful Social Stories are a fine place to start. It is a mishmash of children's book and parenting advice. I didn't find the advice portion as groundbreaking. There is no new perspective for those that are familiar with ASD, but perhaps a newbie would find it a good beginner in social stories. The social stories are easy to follow and there is at least one that any young student could identify with. I found them to be a little too simplistic for older children and college students (with mild symptoms) and the graphics were a little plain. Nonetheless, for those new to the social story concept, this is a good place to start.
Jenny O, Media/Journalist
Fabulous book, easy to read and recommended reading for all teachers, and not just those that think they are specialist in looking after children with autism. Words, like pictures are interpreted differently and this book helps the reader in how to use language, their language to capture the needs of the autistic child.
