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| |  | Balance Toys | Home » » My Social Stories Book | | | | | | | Description: | | Carol Gray's social stories have been used all over the world to teach social and life skills to children on the autism spectrum. Taking the form of short narratives, the stories in My Social Stories Book take children step-by-step through basic activities such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and wearing a safety belt in the car. These stories are written for preschoolers aged 2-6 and form a useful primer for non-autistic as well as autistic children. My Social Stories Book contains almost 200 stories, arranged in sets, and is illustrated throughout with line drawings by Sean McAndrew. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Abbie Leigh White | | Paperback:
| 141 pages | | Publisher:
| Jessica Kingsley Pub | | Publication Date:
| February 01, 2001 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1853029505 | | Product Length:
| 9.58 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.35 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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19 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Presicion through simplicityJun 03, 2003
By ed baker
As an individual unfamiliar with the nuances of AS, I found "My Social Stories Book" particularly effective in identifying, conveying and demystifying what is mundane for most people, but what can be overwhelming for those with AS. Sean McAndrew's brilliant translation of the text via child-friendly illustrations relevant to their respective scenarios are what make a publication like this one truly work. Much like crosswalk symbols, these illustrations must be absolutely simplistic in order to be unmistakeably understood. Much respect to McAndrew who rendered the abstract idea of divorce in such tender illustrative grace.
39 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Writing your own stories is betterMar 31, 2003
This book is too expensive for what it offers, and is definitely not recommended,write your own stories, since so many examples are available online.This book does not give an exhaustive examples and not that many pictures. You know your child better and a majority of social stories may not be appliacble to you. I was greatly disappointed with this book,
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good for higher functioning childrenSep 07, 2009
By ABA Speech Therapist
I work with moderate-profoundly autistic preschoolers (ages 3-5) both with and without comorbid mental retardation. I was tempted by the book because it says it has stories for things my students are often frightened of including trips to the hairdresser and having nails trimmed. However, the stories in the book are much too high level for these children to understand. For the right age range, this book could be an invaluable resource and a great time-saver. I would say it would be more appropriate for higher functioning students with disabilities including Asperger's Syndrome and school age students with Autism. Overall a good product, just not for my age range.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 social stories carol greyMay 24, 2007
By Ms. Jacinta O'reilly
this book has relevant stories for the appropriate disorder and I expected it to be useful for the child in mind. However in my case it was the child who decided whether it was useful or not. He has no interest in them at all.They're boring is his comment--he's 5--and refuses to participate. what he would prefer is the 'real' book--far more colourful and exciting.Maybe some colour graphics would make them more appealing.I purchased them as they were recommended by our psychologist.
Jacinta O'Reilly
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
School UseNov 09, 2006
By ALL FOR KIDS
The book itself was ok, but what I bought it for was to use it during school time and it didn't have much to use at school. What I needed was social stories I could use with my students at school situations. For home and outside of school there was some great social stories but not enough for me.
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