I need a "kind hands" social story please :)

[Ineedalife]

Hi all, thats about it really. I can't go into detail because it is for a LO that I work with.

I found a really good site last year and now I can't find it. Typical.

TIA.

Is this the kind of thing you're after?

Yes thankyou, I found that one too, I have adapted it and used real pics but yes it got me started.

Oh that's good

ohhhh thank you Ineedalife! xx

Tbh I dont like it
They need to use my hands, and they shouldn't tell children what to do so much as what they should do.
I also hate the word naughty!

If you want to send me a few bits of information I will happily write one.

I have done it thanks, liasd.

We never, ever use the "N" word at my setting, it is completly banned.

I used the linked one to get me started and mine went like this, My name is XXX, I have 2 hands, Most of the time my hands do good and kind things, like clapping and playing. Sometimes my hands do bad things like pushing and poking. This makes my friends feel sad and sometimes they cry. So, what I need to do is make sure my hands do good and kind things. Then Ineedalife, my family and my friends will be really happy with me.

I have included real pics and done it vertically as I know Dd3 prefers vertical so I thought I would try it with this LO.

This is brilliant and just what I need for one of my students! I've taken it and just used kind things (eating and clapping) and unkind (hitting and pulling hair). Bad means the same as naughty really.

sorry, can i just add a few things

the story kinda gives the thinking that we have no control over our hands, and it is our hands fault and not ours iyswim.

And could you please replace "so what I need to do is" to, I will try hard to, because social stories should never to a must, will do, should do ect.

Thanks lisad, I had to go to bed last night, it had been a very long day!!!

I will change the I need bit to I will try to and shall I put "Sometimes I make my hands do bad things" to make sure the LO understands that it is them that is doing it?

Thanks again for your help.

PS, don't be embarrassed I need help with this because I haven't done it before.

I see what you mean Lisa but I've always been lead to believe that social stories should be none specific and about people/the human race in general not about (potentially) making a child/student feel guilt and/or shame. This is linked to the fact that SS should not be used as part of a consequence to negative behaviour but read every day regardless of the events preceding.

I agree with the "I will try hard to" part and will change this in my story too, thanks.

I can only comment on what I learnt in my course and what works with my girls. If it wasn't done in the first person they wouldn't be able to consider it was appropriate for them. It's quite hard for them to transfer information in different situations, so for them and guess most children with autism it needs to be first person social story.

, it turned out it was too complicated anyway for this particualr LO, I showed it to the person in the know today and they said I needed to be even simpler[is that a word].

So have gone for pictures and happy/sad faces.

When she said a social story she obviously didn't mean one in the true sense of the word.

Never mind has been good practice and I am pleased with the end result of both attempts.

We use pics and red crosses for very you g ones

Does anyone know of one which talks about empathy? My DD keeps laughing at inappropriate situations eg when her brother hurts himself or he is crying she lets out this incredibly loud laugh

Depends how old dd is.

DD is 5