Social Stories.... Whatz your "gut" say about thi

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http://www.autism4teachers.com/autism4teachers_013.htm

What is this?

Yes, that is my gut reaction.

it looks like a resource for elementary age teachers to use. They can print out the stories and read them with students to cover different issues.

I just had to look at the one called Poop Story. hehe It sounds funny, but it looks like it could actually be useful for a small child for which this was an issue because they could use it at school, at home as well as print out a copy for other places the child has to go to the rest room like church or babysitter. It has words as well as pictures in sequence. I didn't look at the others.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3smZaUfKlxM[/youtube]

Take that stupid comic sans font!

I think these are a great way to explain some difficult concepts to kids b/c of the simple language and the fact it relies so heavily on the pictures.

That youtube video is gross, and is making me think of some weird stuff I found from Japan... like the tiger potty training video.

Does anyone else think these are paticularly degrading??? Did anyone actually ever learn from these?

I never had these offered to me as a child, but I would say they could be useful for a 3 to 5 years old kid? Offering them to a child older than 6 would be a bit......I was reading adult books at 7, so I would have thought the ADULT offering them was a bit slow.

That... was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen.

ok, now I've seen it....can't unsee it can I? I'll keep trying

I don't see what's wrong with these?

If an autistic kid can learn very simple social rules on their own that's one thing but not all autistic children can figure them out at the age that they're expected to follow them.

Not hitting others, not yelling at others, saying thank you - even "very smart" autistic children (and adults) can struggle to understand and follow these rules.

Discussing basic social rules such as saying "thank you" or not yelling at others or hitting others in a simplified way while also providing visual aids for these rules works really great for some kids with cognitive delays, language impairments, ADHD and several specific developmental delays too.

Thanks for the feedback. I find them offensively dumbed down. This would have pissed me off as a child to have to endure. I was wondering if that was just me. It appears I am alone in this. I have heard that these do work for parents but had not really heard from an ASD person yet about them...

Definitely geared toward toddlers, IMHO. I haven't read them all, but I would have found the "nice" one too vague. I never got what "being nice" meant as a kid (although I did develop some manners, or at least I often know what I should do - or should have done, ack!). Finally decided "being nice" means "you do what I want", and as an adult, I still think that's about the size of it. Now if they'd titled that one something about having manners, then it probably does what it's supposed to. But in terms of defining nice, no.

I doubt the "divorce" one would have done anything for me at age four, either. But maybe the ones on more concrete stuff, like riding the bus, would be helpful.

I understand how it could seem quite dumbed down from your perspective. However, especially if you have worked with Preschool and kindergarten aged children, sometimes the best way to teach is by the simplest road. And if it is something that you have to repeat over and over for the student, it is better for it to be overly simplified because of the constant repetition.

That is just my understanding of tools like this.

I actually suggested my father try a variant of these with an AS high school student he's working with (kid is gifted with computers and is helping out with the tech support for the school board in order to prepare him for a computer-related career). Obviously the language isn't really suitable for anyone over about 7 or so, but with more adult language they could easily be helpful for explaining how to release a computer product or how meetings work. Basically what they do is explain social concepts clearly and directly in written form.

Okay, I think know what they are about and are like. They are for very small children. Probably children with severe autism. Of course it seem dumb for us because we're adults and we know these things.