Social Skills - Sharing
An issue which Kobi faces is his lack of understanding of the social aspects of sharing.
On the rare occasion that Kobi choses to interact with peers, usually during free time, he will engage in socially unacceptable behaviours. If he desires a toy or piece of equipment that another student is playing with, he will approach them and take it off them.
Sansoti and Powell-Smith (2006) maintain children with Autism may not comprehend the unspoken rules of social behaviour and may engage in unsuitable behaviours which may dissociate the individual from the social world.
A strategy gaining popularity to increase pro-social behaviour and decrease problem behaviour in young children with Autism is Social Stories. The National Autism Centre supports this strategy as an operative research-based intervention for individuals with Autism (Wright & McCathren, 2012).
The goal of the story is to increase Kobi’s understanding of sharing, increase his social skills, and provide suitable responses regarding interaction with peers.
As described by Vicker (1998), the implementation of utilising Social Stories with Kobi will provide him with direct contact with social cues through the use of pictures and text, and video as opposed to observation Kobi has great computer skills and presenting the social stories in video format is a way of keeping his interest and attention on the information being presented. The use of social stories present information in a literal, concrete mode, aiming to improve Kobi’s understanding of a social situation which he finds confusing and unclear.
Abrams (2011) claim social stories have proven to be a successful strategy when assisting individuals with social skill development. She affirms social stories have encouraged many individuals acquire behaviours that are more suitable in certain social conditions.
On the rare occasion that Kobi choses to interact with peers, usually during free time, he will engage in socially unacceptable behaviours. If he desires a toy or piece of equipment that another student is playing with, he will approach them and take it off them.
Sansoti and Powell-Smith (2006) maintain children with Autism may not comprehend the unspoken rules of social behaviour and may engage in unsuitable behaviours which may dissociate the individual from the social world.
A strategy gaining popularity to increase pro-social behaviour and decrease problem behaviour in young children with Autism is Social Stories. The National Autism Centre supports this strategy as an operative research-based intervention for individuals with Autism (Wright & McCathren, 2012).
The goal of the story is to increase Kobi’s understanding of sharing, increase his social skills, and provide suitable responses regarding interaction with peers.
As described by Vicker (1998), the implementation of utilising Social Stories with Kobi will provide him with direct contact with social cues through the use of pictures and text, and video as opposed to observation Kobi has great computer skills and presenting the social stories in video format is a way of keeping his interest and attention on the information being presented. The use of social stories present information in a literal, concrete mode, aiming to improve Kobi’s understanding of a social situation which he finds confusing and unclear.
Abrams (2011) claim social stories have proven to be a successful strategy when assisting individuals with social skill development. She affirms social stories have encouraged many individuals acquire behaviours that are more suitable in certain social conditions.
Additional Resource
(Thomas, 2008).