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Social story guides for everyday situations
Each guide explains why a personalised story may help in one real situation. These are not ready-made stories to download; they are practical guides to the details a child, family or educator may want to think through together.
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Health & careDentist Social Story for AutismLearn how a personalized social story for dentist visits can help families discuss uncertainty, sensory experiences, communication differences, and possible choices before an appointment.
Everyday lifeHaircut Social Story for AutismA neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized social story for a haircut, with practical context for sensory experiences, anxiety, and communication differences.
SchoolFirst Day of School Social Story for AutismA neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalised social story about starting school, including autism, anxiety, routines, and communication differences.
Social & activitiesBirthday Party Social Story for AutismA neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized birthday party social story for autistic children, with attention to sensory experiences, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
Health & careDoctor Visit Social Story for AutismA practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating an autism doctor visit social story, including honest preparation for general and eye doctor appointments.
Changes & new experiencesChange in Routine Social StoryLearn how a personalised change in routine social story can help families discuss autism, routines, transitions, and anxiety with clear, honest preparation.Everyday life
Haircut Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized social story for a haircut, with practical context for sensory experiences, anxiety, and communication differences.
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Restaurant Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised going to a restaurant social story for autistic children and young people, including waiting, sensory experiences, communication differences, and flexible planning.
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Grocery Store Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized grocery store social story for children and teens, including autism, ADHD, sensory experiences, choices, and family planning.
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Playground Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized playground social story for children with autism, ADHD, or communication differences. Explore possible playground challenges, planning ideas, and ways families and educators can prepare together.
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Waiting in Line Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised waiting social story for lines, including restaurant visits and possible considerations related to ADHD, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
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Bedtime Routine Social Story
Learn how a personalised bedtime routine social story can help parents, carers, and educators talk through transitions, choices, and differing needs related to autism, ADHD, and routines and predictability.
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Brushing Teeth Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised brushing teeth social story for an autistic child or young person, with attention to sensory experiences, routines, and honest choices.
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Library Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized library social story for autistic children and people with communication differences, with attention to routines, choices, and real library visits.
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Movie Theater Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized movie theater social story for a child or teen, including sensory experiences, autism, anxiety, choices, and practical details to discuss together.
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Getting Dressed Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised getting dressed social story for children and families, with attention to autism, sensory experiences, and predictable routines.
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Park Visit Social Story
Learn how a personalised going to the park social story can help a child and their family prepare for sensory changes, communication needs, transitions, and flexible park plans.
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Potty Training Social Story
Learn how a personalised potty training social story can help a child prepare for toilet learning at home and in public toilets, with affirming guidance for autism, communication differences, and routines.
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Bath Time Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalized bath time social story around autism, sensory experiences, and predictable routines.
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Washing Hair Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalized washing hair social story, including sensory experiences, anxiety, and autism-related considerations.
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First Day of School Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalised social story about starting school, including autism, anxiety, routines, and communication differences.
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Fire Drill Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators using a personalised fire drill social story to prepare for school routines, sound, uncertainty, and transitions.
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School Bus Social Story for Autism
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalized social story about riding the school bus with autism, anxiety, and routines in mind.
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New Teacher Social Story
Learn how a personalized new teacher social story can help a child and family talk through uncertainty, autism, anxiety, and school transitions without making assumptions about what the child will feel or need.
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Field Trip Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised field trip social story for children who may experience autism, anxiety, or changes and transitions around school trips.
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Morning Routine Social Story for School
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalised morning routine social story for going to school.
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Recess Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized recess social story for children who may benefit from predictability, clear choices, and shared preparation at school.
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School Assembly Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized assembly social story for children who may experience autism-related differences, sensory experiences, or anxiety around school assemblies.
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School Lunch Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalized cafeteria social story for school lunch, including autism, sensory experiences, and communication differences.
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School Picture Day Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized picture day social story for students who may experience autism, anxiety, or sensory differences around school photos.
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Substitute Teacher Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised substitute teacher social story for autistic children and children who may feel anxious about changes at school.
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Dentist Social Story for Autism
Learn how a personalized social story for dentist visits can help families discuss uncertainty, sensory experiences, communication differences, and possible choices before an appointment.
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A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating an autism doctor visit social story, including honest preparation for general and eye doctor appointments.
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Vaccination Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalised vaccination social story for a child or young person, with attention to anxiety, sensory experiences, and communication differences.
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Hospital Visit Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized hospital social story for autistic children and young people, including anxiety, sensory experiences, and communication differences.
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Blood Test Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to personalizing a blood test social story for autistic children and other children with anxiety, sensory experiences, or communication differences.
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Eye Doctor Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised eye doctor social story for a child who may experience autism, anxiety, or sensory differences around an optometrist visit.
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Losing a Tooth Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised losing a tooth social story for autistic children and other children who may find body changes, uncertainty, or tooth fairy traditions stressful.
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Birthday Party Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized birthday party social story for autistic children, with attention to sensory experiences, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
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Airplane Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized airplane social story for airport routines, flying, sensory experiences, anxiety, and travel changes.
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Sleepover Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised sleepover social story for autistic children and teens, with attention to anxiety, routines, predictability, and communication differences.
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Playdate Social Story for Autism
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised social story for an autism playdate, including possible ADHD and communication-difference considerations, planning choices, and family discussion ideas.
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Swimming Pool Social Story
A practical guide to creating a personalized swimming social story for pool visits, with respectful context around autism, sensory experiences, and anxiety.
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Funeral Social Story
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised funeral social story for an autistic person or someone with anxiety or communication differences.
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Wedding Social Story for Autism
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalized wedding social story for children who may experience autism-related differences, sensory experiences, or anxiety around a wedding day.
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Joining a Game Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide for parents, carers, and educators creating a personalised playing with friends social story about noticing, approaching, and joining games.
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Meeting New People Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to using a personalized social story to explore meeting new people, including possible autism, anxiety, and communication-difference experiences.
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Sharing and Turn-Taking Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised sharing social story for children who may find sharing and turn taking uncertain, stressful, or context-dependent.
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Change in Routine Social Story
Learn how a personalised change in routine social story can help families discuss autism, routines, transitions, and anxiety with clear, honest preparation.
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Loud Noises Social Story for Autism
A practical, neurodiversity-affirming guide to using a personalised social story to prepare for loud noises, sensory experiences, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
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New Event Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised social story for an autistic child or young person facing a new event, with honest preparation for anxiety and changes in routine.
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Changing Schools Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised social story for changing schools, with practical ways to describe uncertainty, routines, anxiety, and autism-related transition experiences honestly.
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Moving House Social Story
A neurodiversity-affirming guide to creating a personalised moving house social story for a child or young person, with practical ways to discuss autism, anxiety, routines, uncertainty, and the transition to a new home.
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