Title of Intervention:

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Title of Intervention: Social Stories
Purpose: The purpose of this intervention is to decrease disruptive behavior in the
classroom by children with autism by reading or having read an individualized story
daily.
Age/Grade Level: Elementary to high school grade levels are appropriate.
Format: Check all that apply
Individual
Dyads
Small Group
Whole Class
Materials Needed:
1. Computer to print story.
2. Black construction paper to mount story
3. Lamination machine
Frequency / Duration: Daily sessions over 4-6 weeks.
Intervention Script:
1. Create personalized story based on target behavior.
2. Base the social story or guideline.
a. Gray’s guideline for writing social stories
i. Write social stories from perspective of the individual with autism.
ii. Use a combination of descriptive, perspective, and directive
sentences.
1. Descriptive sentences describe what people do in a given
social situation, why they are doing it, when and where
the event will take place, and who will be involved.
2. Perspective sentences describe the thoughts and feelings
of other individuals. These sentences may be related to
consequences because they describe how another
individual may react when the individual with autism
engages in the behavior.
3. Directive sentences state the goals of the story by listing
the responses the student is expected to provide during a
given situation.
iii. Employ the social story ration: one directive sentence for every
two to five descriptive and/or perspective sentences.
3. The story is read for the first time to a student individually and includes
predetermined comprehension questions that are answered by the child.
4. The student read the story aloud to the teacher once each morning before class.
5. If the student can’t read the story, the teacher reads it to them.
6. The story could be presented to the child at other times through the day as
necessary.
Data Collection: Progress could be monitored by frequency counts of occurrence of the
problem behavior during the intervention period.
References:
Scattone, D., Wilczynski, S.M., Edwards, R.P. & Rabin, B. (2002), Decreasing
disruptive behaviors of children with autism using social stories. Journal of
Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32(6), 535-542.
Compiled by: Taya Stich
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