Sean McAndrew - My Social Stories Book

My Social Stories Book

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My Social Stories Book

Carol Gray
and Abbie Leigh White

Illustrated by Sean McAndrew

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia

First published in the United Kingdom in 2002

by Jessica Kingsley Publishers

116 Pentonville Road

London N1 9JB, UK

and

400 Market Street, Suite 400

Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

www.jkp.com

Text copyright Jenison Public Schools and The Gray Center
for Social Learning and Understanding

Illustrations copyright Sean McAndrew 2002

The right of Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Grey, Carol, 1952

My social stories book / Carol Grey

p. cm.

Summary: Takes autistic children step by step through such activities as using the toilet, brushing their teeth, and wearing a safety belt in the car.

ISBN 1-85302-950-5 (alk. paper)

1. Autistic children--Treatment--Juvenile literature. 2. Storytelling--Therapeutic use--Juvenile literature. 3. Autism in children--Treatment--Juvinile literature. 4. Narration (Rhetoric)--Psychological aspects--Juvinle literature. [1. Autism.] I. Title.

RJ506.A9 G697 2001

618.92898206--dc21

2002025682

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978 1 85302 950 9

eISBN 978 0 85700 166 5

This book is dedicated to the young children who listen to these stories and look at the pictures in this book, and to the parents and professionals who work on their behalf.

Acknowledgements

The editors wish to thank the following individuals for contributing topics for Stories to My Social Stories Book

Carolyn Acres of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Gia Amoree of Westford, Vermont, United States;

Theresa Aunt of Underhill Ctr., Vermont, United States;

Ruth S. Beard of Montpelier, Vermont, United States;

Cathy Bendle of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Jean Bergman of Burlington, Vermont, United States;

Kathy Blakey of Barre, Vermont, United States;

Beth Burgess of Richford, Vermont, United States;

Christie Cahalan of Waterbury, Vermont, United States;

Marc Carpente of Sudbury, Vermont, United States;

Lisa Castillo of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Cinda Chaim of St. Albaus, Vermont, United States;

Tina Cleveland of Hardwick, Vermont, United States;

Ruth Cohan of Burlington, Vermont, United States;

Kathleen Cooper of Toronto, Ontario, Canada;

Sandra Culwell of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Dawn Dowbush of Calgary, Alabama, United States;

Karen Elimelech of Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States;

Linelle Giles of Calgary, Alabama, United States;

Tara Gill of Burlington, Vermont, United States;

Barbie Gore of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Jo-Anne Gray of Lethbridge, Alabama, United States;

Nancy Hall of East Burke, Vermont, United States;

Barb Hardcastle of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Beverly Harkema of Hudsonville, Michigan, United States;

Judy Heberle of Woodland, California, United States;

Meredith Horton of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Libby Hylhouse of Ryegate, Vermont, United States;

Heather Jamison of Sydenham, Ontario, Canada;

Judy Jolin Pickett of Wisconsin, United States;

Greg and Vicky Laewetz Stettler of Alberta, Canada;

Cecil Languerand of Morrisville, Vermont, United States;

Laurie Latornas of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Julie LeBeau of Colchester, Vermont, United States;

Rita McDonough of Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada;

Anne Mcintosh of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Laurie McKee of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Barbara McKeon of Randolph, Vermont United, States;

Deb MeCake of Chatham, Ontario, Canada;

Dave MeCarthy of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Rhea Melton of Spur, Texas, United States;

Elizabeth Newman of Hinesburg, Vermont, United States;

Jennifer Ormerod of Fairfax, Vermont, United States;

Leslie Owens of Solon, Ohio, United States;

Lori E. Poludin of Quechee, Vermont, United States;

Kathy Reynolds of Cornwall, Vermont, United States;

Valerie Ringey Cornwall Vermont United States;

Kim Roy of North York, Ontario, Canada;

Angel Rubino of Woodstock, Vermont, United States;

Carol Rudd of Rocky Point, New York, United States;

Susan Rump of Thelford, Vermont, United States;

Nicole Sansom of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

Pat Savinkoff of Abbotsford, British Colombia, Canada;

Melissa Scanlon of Jeffersonville, Vermont, United States;

Mary Beth Schmit of Lubbock, Texas, United States;

Julie Sturm of Lyndonville, Vermont, United States;

Maureen Sullivan of South Burlington, Vermont, United States;

Betty Tholl of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Misty Vetter of Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States;

Barbara Weintraub of North Clarendon, Vermont United States;

Becky Willey;

Donna Williamson of Bridgewater, Vermont, United States;

Amy Wood of Waitsfield, Vermont, United States.

A Note to Parents and Professionals

My Social Stories Book is an all-new collection of Social Stories for young children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A Social Story is a process that results in a product. As a process, parents and professionals consider the perspective of the child while describing a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social clues, perspectives, and common responses. Each Social Story is developed according to specific guidelines that are based on the learning characteristics of children with ASD. This results in text and illustrations with defining characteristics, among them an overall patient and reassuring quality.