EVERYDAY SOCIAL STORIES for Kids with Autism School

Description

EVERYDAY SOCIAL STORIES FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM

School • Community • Home • Independence

Help autistic and neurodivergent children understand everyday situations, prepare for changes, communicate their needs, and develop greater independence with this practical collection of 40 visual social stories.

Each story explains a familiar situation using respectful, concrete, first-person language. Instead of focusing on compliance or asking children to hide autistic traits, the stories emphasize predictability, sensory support, self-advocacy, safety, communication, and flexible problem-solving.

Every one-page social story includes:

• An interesting, relatable everyday situation
• Clear and reassuring first-person language
• A three-step visual plan
• Simple symbols and visual cues
• Practical words the child can use
• Sensory-friendly choices and accommodations
• A positive statement to remember
• Space to add a personalized strategy
• Space to identify a trusted adult who can help

The 40 stories are organized into four useful sections:

School Social Stories

Topics include schedule changes, asking for help, group projects, fire drills, needing a break, presenting work, receiving corrections, changing seats, recess rules, and finding an alternative when a preferred spot is unavailable.

Community Social Stories

Children practice waiting in line, ordering food, shopping in a busy store, riding public transportation, using public restrooms, meeting unfamiliar dogs, visiting a doctor or dentist, handling unavailable items, attending loud events, and getting help when separated from an adult.

Home Social Stories

Stories address sharing belongings, stopping a preferred activity, respecting a sibling’s need for space, trying food that looks different, preparing for guests, completing multi-step chores, waiting when adults are busy, managing changed family plans, repairing relationships after arguments, and settling a busy brain at bedtime.

Independence Social Stories

Children learn about using checklists, handling money, making simple meals safely, remembering appointments, sending clear messages, using a backup plan, protecting personal information, calling for emergency help, planning a trip, and speaking up about accommodations and support needs.

Also included:

• Guidance for using social stories respectfully
• A five-step teaching routine
• Suggestions for personalizing each story
• A create-your-own social story template
• Printable visual communication cards
• Scripts such as “What happens next?” “I need a pause,” “Please explain,” and “I am ready to leave”

Perfect for:

• Autism-support classrooms
• Special education
• Homeschool families
• School counselors
• Speech and language support
• Occupational therapy collaboration
• Social-skills groups
• Tutoring and enrichment programs
• Parents and caregivers
• Individual or small-group instruction

These stories do not require eye contact, still hands, forced affection, public speaking, or suppression of harmless stimming. Children are encouraged to communicate through speech, writing, typing, AAC, visual cards, gestures, or another effective method.

Everyday Social Stories for Kids with Autism gives children clear information and useful choices so they can approach daily situations with greater understanding, confidence, safety, and independence.