Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool for Android

11 things about Conversation Social Stories & Simple PECS Communication Tool

1. Social stories are an important type of visual support often used with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need.

2. Many children, especially those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and other special need, often fail to pick up on social cues, making learning a social skill especially difficult.

3. Starting or maintaining a conversation can be difficult for any child, and may be especially difficult for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need.

4. Conversation social stories is made up of four social stories about different conversational skills and simple communication tools to go with them.

5. Social stories were first defined by Carol Gray in 1991 and are commonly used to break down a task or social situation into small and easy to understand steps, often accompanied by descriptive pictures.

6. Social interactions, such as conversations may be especially difficult for children with an autism spectrum disorder.

7. Social stories may increase awareness of how to initiate and maintain a conversation.

8. Teaching conversational skills to any child may be easier and less stressful when visual supports, like social stories are used.

9. This social story uses simple text and descriptive pictures to explain why and how to initiate, maintain and end a conversation.

10. Children with special needs often need more direct instruction of social skills like conversations.

11. This social story explains accurate social information and ensures that your child will know what to expect when having a conversation.