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April 14, 2008: 

Prep Stories
At the recent Autism Network Meeting, Shanda Mushrush, SLP with New Philadelphia Schools, shared a technique she uses to help prepare students with Autism for regular community outings. She calls them Prep Stories. They are interactive, personalized stories with picture support that help students understand the activity they will be involved in, present some options about what they will do, and gives them an opportunity to express their feelings. For example, a trip to a fast food restaurant may review the name of the restaurant, what they need to take with them, where they should look when ordering food, and whether they like or don’t like the restaurant. Shanda and her colleague, intervention specialist Vicky Kordon, said that they have seen gains in their students’ expressive language following the implementation of these stories. By the way, they use small handheld recorders to document student performance during community outings. What a great idea! You can see examples of the stories at the Speaking of Speech Website: http://www.speakingofspeech.com/Social_Skills_Pragmatics.html Scroll down near the bottom and look for Shanda’s name. They are called Social Stories on the website.

Original files for you to download and modify as needed, created by Shanda Mushrush, SLP. If you use, please maintain the credit.
 * Updated 4/29/2008**
 * [[file:Dirt Pudding Instructions.doc]] [[file:dirt pudding.doc]] Make Dirt Pudding
 * [[file:Going to Wendy's.doc]] [[file:Going Bowling.doc]] Help prepare your students for community outings with these social supports.
 * [[file:hand washing social story.doc]] A social story about handwashing
 * [[file:Illness story directions.doc]] [[file:Illness story.doc]] [[file:Illness story pics1.pdf]] [[file:Illness story pics2.pdf]] Help your students learn how to tell others when they don't feel well.
 * [[file:like don't like.doc]] Help your students understand the meaning of "like" and "don't like". Includes a "quiz."
 * [[file:Spring Break.doc]] Help your students prepare for spring break. Modify the content for other extended breaks or vacations.


 * Posted 5/22/2008**
 * [[file:PJH_FACES.pdf]] This visual support (The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale) can be used to help teach the concept of "how much does it hurt?"