Successful Social StoriesTM for School and College Students with Autism

Download or read book Successful Social StoriesTM for School and College Students with Autism written by Siobhan Timmins and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 StoriesTM 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 StoriesTM 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.