Neurodiversity-Affirming Identity/Self-Awareness Social Story. PDF. Autism, early intervention, SPED, speech therapy, special education. Identity and Self-Awareness are important concepts for children and teenagers to understand in order to develop self-concept and self-esteem. This neuro-inclusive social story explore this concept and provides activities to enhance learning. Story covers: Different physical characteristics Different families Different likes/dislikes Different types of homes Different locations Different communication styles Different sensory preferences Incudes 2 activity sheets

Christmas Social Story Covers: Days off school. Decorations Letter to Santa Santa’s visit Presents Christmas dinner Christmas crackers Church Sensory needs Christmas clothes

Communication Passport Editable Template (New School, Starting School) - PowerPoint template to personalize. Autism, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning, SPED A great resource to give to a new school so they can learn about how your child communicates, what their sensory preferences are, what makes them happy and sad, if they are on medication or need assistance with feeding/toileting etc.

Crossing the Road SPED, special education, autism, communication, road safety. Social Story to teach children how to cross the road safely and learn the rules of the road.

Bedtime Social Story SPED, special education, autism, communication, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning. Discusses going to bed, when to go to bed, following a schedule and taking the steps needed to go to bed.

**Dinner Time Social Story ** SPED, special education, autism, communication, sharing, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning. Discusses dinner time, eating your own food, not taking other people’s food, asking for foods you would like, explaining when you don’t like your food. Includes 2 activity sheets.

Using the toilet social story - autism, toilet training, early intervention Includes reward chart

Strength Cards - (Anxiety, self esteem, confidence, stammering) This is a tangible way for your child to learn about their strengths. This activity/tool is great for confidence building and is a great tool to use for children who are anxious, have poor self esteem/low confidence, with autistic children, children with language delays/disorders and children who stammer.

Neuro-inclusive social story about different communication styles.

**New Sister Social Story. **Can be personalized. Autism, early intervention, SPED, speech therapy, special education. Explains what to expect with a new baby, fun things you can do with a brother, the babies needs, differences between babies and children, parents being busy and safety with the new baby. Includes 2 activity sheets.

New Brother Social Story. Can be personalized. *New Brother Social Story. autism, early intervention, SPED, speech therapy. * Explains what to expect with a new baby, fun things you can do with a brother, the babies needs, differences between babies and children, parents being busy and safety with the new baby. Includes 2 activity sheets.

**Social Story about Strangers ** Discusses how to identify strangers, what to do if you meet a stranger and who is safe. Includes 2 activity sheets. SPED, special education, autism, communication, safety, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning. #socialstories #socialstory #autism #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autismacceptancemonth #asd #autism #autistic #spededucator #specialeducation #specialeducationteacher #specialneeds #development #teachersfollowteachers #teachingassistants #teacher #speech #speechandlanguage #speechandlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy

Lunch Time at School Social Story - autism, lunch, early intervention Discusses lunch time at school, eating your own lunch, asking for foods you would like and explaining when you don’t like your food. Includes activity sheet. SPED, special education, autism, communication, road safety, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning.

Change Social Story Autism, early intervention, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning Discusses change, coping methods and how to stay calm. Includes staying calm activity sheet.

Halloween Social Story: Trick or treating Safety awareness Fireworks Bonfires

Understanding Anger Activities & Games - Anger Management, regulation PDF SEL, social emotional learning, Autism, Special Education, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning, SPED, fine motor skills Emer the Emotions Elephant Activities: Emer is an elephant who changes color depending on her emotions. Here, she focuses on teaching children the basic emotions of angry and happy and how to identify these emotions in themselves/others Activities to help children identify how anger looks and to be able to compare it to and distinguish it from happiness. Once children have grasped this they will be able to consider if they are feeling angry or happy and move onto learning how to regulate and manage their anger. Activities also help children practice fine motor skills. Includes: Matching sheets - identifying anger and happiness - uses photos, symbols and cartoons Jigsaws Coloring sheets Drama activity - Make a Mask - can be used to act out anger & happiness & learn physical responses Scissors Skills worksheets Maze activities

challenging behavior management, classroom behavior, classroom management, neuro-inclusive, anger management, behavior tracking, sensory sensitivities/needs, autism SOLVE THE WHY CHART: A neurodiversity-affirming way of identifying and documenting what is causing challenging behavior, tantrums, or meltdowns What are ABC charts? (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) Ever wonder why a child has suddenly become so angry? Or is struggling with challenging behavior? An ABC helps you keep a record of these moments, uncover the triggers, figure out why they are becoming so upset and how to best support them. Concerns about ABC charts: However, recently, the neurodiversity movement has raised some concerns about these charts and whether they are overly focused on neurotypical expectations and interpretations of behavior. Our Solve the WHY chart, addresses these concerns and provides a neurodiversity-affirming alternative for supporting children. It is also useful for gathering evidence for school inspections, writing IEPs, developing behavior support plans, SNA applications and applications for more resources and support within your school. Includes: Step-by-step instructions Examples of how to use Solve the WHY charts Information on ABC charts Information about the concerns regarding ABC charts

timetable, Autism, visuals, SPED, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, neurodiversity-affirming Visual Schedule are simple, clear timetables which use pictures to explain the events and order of the day, parts of the day or routines to children. They support communication and reduce anxiety. * Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: Schedule background 86 location/activity/events cards 42 editable cards Instructions

first/then, Autism, visuals, SPED, Speech Therapy, special education, early intervention, literacy, neurodiversity-affirming Visual Communication Cards can be used to support communication between the adult and child. These cards are designed to help communicate which locations/activities/events the child will be going to/doing now, next and then. This increased understanding can help to reduce anxiety. Children and adults can use different combinations to explain where they are going/would like to go and things they are going to do/would like to do. Uses visuals to support visual learners and autistic children. Can can be used over and over! Includes: 3 now/next boards (different colors) 2 now/next/then boards (different colors) 86 location/activity/events cards 42 editable location cards

Knowing my Boundaries Activities. Neurodiversity, Safety, Autism, Speech Therapy, SPED, speech therapy, life skills Neuro-inclusive alternative to working on social skills. Working on identifying our boundaries, assertiveness, saying no, why we have boundaries & respecting other’s boundaries.