{"id":854,"date":"2020-03-31T08:33:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T08:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/?page_id=854"},"modified":"2020-07-20T13:17:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:17:57","slug":"social-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/social-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many\u00a0children and young\u00a0people\u00a0benefit from visual interventions to help them understand social situations.\u00a0 Social stories are a helpful way to explain to some children with additional support needs what is happening or what has changed.\u00a0 This allows them to understand, predict and prepare for a new situation or change.<\/p>\n<p>Social stories can be used for a variety of different topics and themes. The following is an example about making good choices in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-as.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/04\/03183533\/original-2161797-3-225x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&#038;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEC4aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIB3hqipBVcsdaJdmGnxrc9QbOSq7KfpueraEvnzmP7f3AiEAjX9wVn2X0N7D0ezZsHh8r%2BWlhGZVc4M4H40oy7IRw3cqwgUI9v%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDAtAfqsmMyQFhxZYGiqWBeUJEEv11jM5S5PX6YR3yBzNZSO1AgaDq2CfCiJakPNWpvQXCcV2aAFz7NVm9iORs86%2FCjY%2BLQ2rbkvdboX8WHRPI5qInfbtwdQEWIO1LJsMR9LCYlVrb6DSSj%2BGbzHC5QQce%2B3Ncx6lmCfrnPWEE5TXW%2FNnFdNdrbOXxyfu0JWA5yWgIY2ODtjJi8OJOKoJ07v1vTT6PBk8fMuPuGVqi5VAcgi89Jsy8webaBKcSZf5pEpT%2BgfatuuPv00APj7nM6YBKXGfLBG4uvbVeTABB8GJuGDXWZtFZcMiHkVNZIwtQf1y1s57BEELqKNWe8rXmNEvR8FctZVznMhbfFUEYJsNDgsP2Uv3zZ7mqSczD%2B8%2Bi0CNV51V1%2BI0%2FY6uluzrwbV8f6V7S4zj8wD0r%2FFJ1j6fDRu52n4skwiSfWqZNCMneOx6e4CluDLSLbhQ0rbj6BCf6QJxxtVd7ch9SSpgx7OXNufixycQtgHRCnlGPJ2JQfB05EL4Nu27YffzTtSpv2x8otHzC6zELS2OUVxeAYOJ4YcITzFEQaZ0JcJi6tqucFWNB6ZtYjyd26ptwQahBsoWJuPCDrgE0uaLu7%2BZ7A2HFcADzBSYswnsjQLMxQaaRbV%2FP6h7SUrsm2htNYW4rA0EzHvgSFqK4caVTHfmMUZXTvsu3c3IdqjdsSnDOZk71SavNx9FuGdOJIxJVeKV%2FBTG5y%2FwC5J987nfV3Xi4TxIoMMHSSKDovRcYZCElyPNnG3I%2FmdJqjl%2BNyYtbjb%2FlFQMRODOeL5eAtkuet2%2BLTAOOAqv44uLtizSXjCV%2B%2FGzOGoOj8ulg1pJIZV%2Bx2J9lSlIR5rrujHimP9d088XfUQVlXsSmo8PYdJB4s4NR0XnBfyv4YAxMOLH184GOrEBiOwSlhvqpF4mfJOi5VaxH7vb8%2BgUK3q8zP6c3Y0XSppQC6zLrnxP06E1%2F4MqRoTmoE8ZpImgxVw1fjW8f3BKdWP31hFyoHFepsAqQDwx65Oqcw1VDHCGsvdsS0KlqZ4vOJsU8mLgLeauzGYdZjsLSsm%2B%2B7epg2UD7lR5SlbqF%2BnYvS5iwN9CRiYBJAb0YPI92uj9dvf6thP0mrFWp1DfR69aRqxK3z1vFLcTn8R3NqIm&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UVADWMHAR%2F20260408%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260408T061133Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=8dc7b13955974b1bbe3fd045f16a970c520b07a94d7f3f2168ec76efcd91857f\" alt=\"Making good choices in the classroom. My classroom is a special place. I need to make good choices and respect others. When my teacher is talking. A good choice is to look at my teacher to show I am listening. I will raise my hand to answer questions. A bad choice is leaning back in my desk or not looking at my teacher. If I do not look at my teacher she does not know I am listening. During Seat Work. A good choice. Sitting in my desk completing my work. A bad choice. Hiding under my desk. 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