SOCIAL STORY

WELCOME

WHAT IS A SOCIAL STORY?

• Developed by Carol Gray in 1991
• Useful for students with ASD, DS and Special needs
• For those who find it difficult to read social cues
• Visual learners
• Break a task or situation into steps

A SOCIAL STORY

• Is written from the persons perspective
• 1 specific goal at a time
• Use symbols, photos, videos, text

3 TYPES OF SOCIAL STORIES

• To explain people's thoughts, expectations or rules
• Stories/scripts to explain social situations
• Explain what people mean/clarify misunderstandings

HOW DO WE GET SOCIAL STORIES ONTO THE IPAD?

• Apps which are s social story
• Apps to make social stories
• Convert files to PDF format

CALM COUNTER

• From TouchAutism Apps
• What type of social story does it fit?
• e.g why/explain, how/what, meaning/clarify

WAIT TIMER SOCIAL STORY

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BOOK CREATOR

• Lite version / $5.49
• Lets make a social story!

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• Comes with 12 social narratives
• Make own stories with images from camera roll and camera
• Add text and audio
• Cannot be exported to iBooks

SPECIAL STORIES

• $20.99
• Create your own social stories
• Use text, images, camera, record sound
• Export to iBooks, print or email as PDF
• Customise in iPad settings

STRIP DESIGNER

• Add images from camera roll or take photos
• Draw, access maps or import from FB & DB
• Add page effects, backgrounds and borders
• Change page size, add cells, balloons, stickers & effect text
• Share via email, camera roll, FB/Twitter/Dropbox, print

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• iPod app
• Initiative of AutismSA & Flinders Uni
• Video based stories to teach new skills
• 5 steps

THE SOCIAL EXPRESS

• Interactive scenarios
• Focus on feelings, behaviour, thinking
• 1st skills level- younger users or difficulty understanding social interactions
• 2nd skill level- those aware of social rules but difficulty in real world setting
• $94.99

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• Puppet show with characters & setting
• Record dialogue
• Save to camera roll

IBOOKS

• Free download
• View ePUB & PDF files
• www.cutepdf.com

iBOOKS

• Read content - speak selected text
• Table of contents
• Change size, font, page colour, layout
• Adjust brightness
• Search, dictionary, note taking

ACCESSIBILITY

• Speak selection
• Guided access
• Assistive touch
• Multi tasking gestures

ANY QUESTIONS?