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STORIES! Social
Recently, our speech-language pathologists attended a conference presented by Carol Gray, the developer of a concept known as Social Stories. Social Stories were created as a means to assist people on the Autism Spectrum with developing a greater understanding of social situations. These stories use a specific guideline that helps outline social situations in a way that best caters to the needs of children with social language delays and general language disabilities. These stories contain important social cues that are important to navigate a variety of social situations. They provide appropriate visual model narratives that are engaging and promote a greater sense of social awareness. The stories often give people on the spectrum examples of ways to respond and react to certain scenarios. The idea is that these stories make situations more predictable and easier to navigate. They provide coping strategies that may assist in reducing stress about the unexpected and abstract. Research about Social Stories has been mixed and further research is merited. These stories appear to work for some children when they are focused on one behavior or event and are introduced prior to a natural scenario in which the child is put in that situation. Our speech-language pathologists integrate the concept of Social Stories into lesson plans and plans of care to help promote social-pragmatic language. We have seen success in targeting specific behaviors while also using other evidence-based treatment techniques. We find that an integration of many different approaches is the best practice and see greater success in our clients when focusing on targeted goals with a variety of approaches.
William Strong M.S. CCC-SLP Pediatric Speech-Language Therapist
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