Most autistic children have an advantage in visual learning, so it is a very effective way to exercise their social skills through social stories. Social stories can teach autistic children some social rules, help them understand social concepts or social situations, reduce anxiety and provide appropriate social demonstrations.
We often say that parents should not nag too much in the process of educating their children. Telling a good story may be more useful than telling a truth repeatedly ~
Let's talk about how to write a social story with a specific case!
Xiaoming recently entered the kindergarten and met some children he especially liked. He really wants to play with them. As soon as he enters kindergarten, he will be particularly excited to find those children and beat them. The children were so scared that they all avoided Xiaoming. The teacher is also very troubled. Xiao Ming didn't listen and kept hitting people.
Xiaoming doesn't know how to greet and play with children. Therefore, we need to let Xiao Ming know how to communicate properly when meeting friends through social stories.
Through simple language (Xiao Ming can understand) and pictures (Xiao Ming likes to see real pictures), what can I do when I want to play with my friends? "Start the story.
Complete the whole story through the structure of "description-guidance-reinforcement affirmation". After writing a story, parents should read it to their children first. When the story is repeated several times and the child accepts it, parents can try to let the child tell the story himself.
Then, we can try to rehearse the scenes in the story. For example, invite children home to see if Xiao mingcan follows the behavior designed in the story. In this process, parents can use some visual clues to show their children pictures of social stories.
If it is difficult for children to complete social behavior, then it is necessary to adjust and modify the story and try again. After the child can skillfully and independently show appropriate behavior, we can gradually withdraw the prompt.
It should be noted that before writing social stories, parents need to know whether this method is suitable for their children. Social stories require children to:
1. Have basic concentration.
You can sit down now.
3. Have a concept of the story
4. Can understand a meaningful story composed of three pictures.
5. Interested in words and pictures
The purpose of social stories is not to control children's behavior or preach, but to help children face difficult social situations, understand other people's intentions and social rules, learn to distinguish social clues, and guide children to actively make appropriate responses or communication behaviors. The text is based on the principle of simplicity, which can be supplemented by pictures and videos to help you understand.
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