| Autism spectrum disorder is a broad range of | | | | potential and help them live a relatively normal life. |
| neurological disorders affecting the autistic | | | | For example, take a typical event before using |
| individual’s brain. The most common | | | | social stories: |
| symptoms of autism are displayed in the autistic | | | | You are trying to get your child to eat with the |
| individual’s lack of social, communication and | | | | family at the dinner table. But no matter how |
| behavior skills this is called social skills deficits. | | | | hard you try and what you do the outcome is |
| In most cases, behavior characteristics for autism | | | | always the same, refusal, tantrums and an |
| will manifest before the child reaches three. The | | | | interrupted meal for the whole family. |
| symptoms of autism can vary in degree from | | | | Take the same typical event but this time after |
| mild / moderate to low functioning where the | | | | the introduction of social stories for autistic |
| individual may have speech delay or no speech | | | | children. You want your autistic child to eat at the |
| and almost definitely some educational difficulties | | | | table with the rest of the family, this time you |
| and in some cases epilepsy. | | | | have an autism social story, you read this with |
| The behavior characteristics for autism can be | | | | your autistic child, they see the visual images and |
| complex, with no two autistic children ever being | | | | appropriate text in a specific step by step plan |
| the same. However there WILL always be social | | | | they can understand and remember making them |
| skills deficits in social, communication both verbal | | | | more relaxed and comfortable. They are able to |
| and non verbal, interaction and imagination skills | | | | join the family around the table for the meal. |
| present in all autistic children. | | | | However during the meal your child becomes |
| Once you have received a diagnosis of autism, | | | | agitated; now armed with the very same autism |
| for some parents it is a relief to finally find out | | | | social story you read before the meal you calm |
| why your youngster acts in odd ways and is not | | | | your child by reassuring them with the same |
| developing as a normally child would be expected | | | | story. This calms them and the meal continues |
| to develop. | | | | without tantrums and stress, the autism social |
| A diagnosis of autism is not as awful as you may | | | | story has made a stressful and difficult time for |
| have first thought and although there is no cure | | | | your child predictable and routine which makes |
| for autism there are treatments for autism that | | | | them far happier. |
| can help your autistic child reach his/her full | | | | No matter what behavior characteristics for |
| potential and hopefully become independent and | | | | autism your autistic child struggles with an |
| lead a relatively normal life. | | | | appropriate autism social story will help calm and |
| One such treatment for autism are social skills | | | | make the skill or behavior predictable and easier |
| stories, these are widely used to help develop | | | | to cope with and comprehend making your life a |
| vital social, communication, imagination and | | | | whole lot easier and less stressful. |
| interaction skills and behaviors. | | | | To find out more about social skills stories for |
| No matter what behavior characteristics for | | | | autistic behaviors visit: |
| autism your individual child displays social skills | | | | Where you will find 65 social skills stories for |
| stories for autistic children can help develop their | | | | autistic behaviors on various topics. |