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This book is an invaluable contribution to the body of
published information and guidance on Carol Gray's Social
Stories(TM). Siobhan shares her inful thinking and
information gathering which results in impeccable stories for her
son Mark. Her stories and the strategies she uses to ensure true
social understanding will be inspirational to all parents and
professionals. -- Eileen Arnold, former spet speech and
language therapist and co-author of Revealing the Hidden Social
Code: Social StoriesTM for People with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders Life can be confusing and overwhelming for a child who
has autism. Social StoriesTM provide information, reassurance and
guidance not only for the child, but also for parents and
teachers. The background to the creation of each Social Story
explores a range of aspects of autism, and the rationale and
rules for Social StoriesTM. The subsequent text and delightful
illustrations are both informative and effective. I am sure,
also, that readers will quietly smile, and sometimes laugh, when
they read these delightful Stories. -- Tony Attwood PhD, clinical
psychologist, Minds & Hearts Clinic, Australia, and author of The
Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Carol Gray's Social Stories
are known to virtually everyone associated with Autism Spectrum
Disorders. In this new book, Siobhan Timmins, parent of a child
with ASD who studied under Carol Gray, helps to further explain
Gray's Social Stories as a way of assisting children with ASD to
control behaviors and function at a higher level. The book gives
a clear, detailed, and thoughtful explanation of the central
ideas behind Social Stories and demonstrates how to implement the
strategies with wonderful examples and terrific pictures. Anyone
interested in the ideas and strategies behind Social Stories will
love this clear and in depth elaboration of the theories and
practices and the delightful examples of how to implement them.
--Gary B. Mesibov, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Emeritus
Research Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
Review
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This book is an invaluable contribution to the body of
published information and guidance on Carol Gray's Social
Stories(TM). Siobhan shares her inful thinking and
information gathering which results in impeccable stories for her
son Mark. Her stories and the strategies she uses to ensure true
social understanding will be inspirational to all parents and
professionals. (Eileen Arnold, former spet speech and
language therapist and co-author of Revealing the Hidden Social
Code: Social StoriesTM for People with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders)
Life can be confusing and overwhelming for a child who has
autism. Social StoriesTM provide information, reassurance and
guidance not only for the child, but also for parents and
teachers. The background to the creation of each Social Story
explores a range of aspects of autism, and the rationale and
rules for Social StoriesTM. The subsequent text and delightful
illustrations are both informative and effective. I am sure,
also, that readers will quietly smile, and sometimes laugh, when
they read these delightful Stories. (Tony Attwood PhD, clinical
psychologist, Minds & Hearts Clinic, Australia, and author of The
Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome)
Siobhan notes her distaste of Social Stories being used to tell
the child what they are doing wrong; those stories that she
shares with us in the book are all written in fond, positive,
tolerant terms as they always should be. Importantly, she tells
readers that "Social Stories will not cure your child of autism,
nor are they the only useful strategy to implement, but they are
effective, enduring and empowering to both parent and child, a
powerful partner on your walk with autism and I speak from
experience!" ... This book is sensitive, informative and
extremely helpful for parents, carers and professionals alike.
(Jude Ragan Autistica)
Carol Gray's Social Stories are known to virtually everyone
associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In this new book,
Siobhan Timmins, parent of a child with ASD who studied under
Carol Gray, helps to further explain Gray's Social Stories as a
way of assisting children with ASD to control behaviors and
function at a higher level. The book gives a clear, detailed, and
thoughtful explanation of the central ideas behind Social Stories
and demonstrates how to implement the strategies with wonderful
examples and terrific pictures. Anyone interested in the ideas
and strategies behind Social Stories will love this clear and in
depth elaboration of the theories and practices and the
delightful examples of how to implement them. (Gary B. Mesibov,
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Emeritus Research Fellow at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)