I Can't Do That!

John Ling is a teacher in Kirklees Autism Outreach Service

′This continues to be a very helpful resource for parents and professionals working with children with a range of social communication difficulties. Particularly useful, besides the examples of social stories provided, are the additional features, including how to use them, how to write your own and the further reading lists′ Sarah Worth, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Cheshire Autism Support and Development Team Praise for the first edition:′This is an effective practical resource that provides a wide range of strategies for supporting children and young people in a variety of contexts. It is also very useful for people who are just beginning to use social stories. John Ling has used knowledge, skills and experience gained from good practice to create a quality resource′ - Special′Helpful for all sorts of other children, those with delayed language development, dysfunctional family backgrounds and those lacking confidence.′ - Behaviour UK

• How to Use this BookHow to Use a Social StoryWriting Your Own StoriesPART ONE: ME AND MY BODY STORIES 1-12Smelly PantsWiping my BottomI Like To Feel Safe in the ToiletWhen I Go To The ToiletI Get Worried About Going to the ToiletTaking My Clothes OffI Used To Like Sucking My ThumbSpitting at People is WrongI Sneeze A Lot!Making Noises with my Body Upsets PeopleWhy Do I Have To Keep Clean and Tidy?When is it OK to Touch my Body?PART TWO: HOME ROUTINES STORIES 13-19I Can Sleep By MyselfWhat I Do in the Night TimeWhen I Go Home From SchoolCrossing the RoadI Like To Go Out in the CarWhy We Have Traffic LightsI Like Collecting Money!PART THREE: EATING HABITS STORIES 20-25When Should I Eat?How Much Should I Eat?I Need to Get FitterWhy We Eat OrangesI Can Choose Different MealsI Like Sweet Things!PART FOUR: MY FEELINGS STORIES 26-33I Want It Now!Why Do They Wind Me Up?I Need to Have Time OutSometimes I Get Told OffSwearingWhat Happens When I Don′t Want To Do It?Why We Have School RulesWhat Happens When I Lose?PART FIVE:SOCIAL SKILLS STORIES 34-52Who′s That Sitting In My Chair?Having a ChatI Like Putting my Hand UpMucking About!What Do People Talk About?Who Can I Touch?Good Touching and Bad TouchingI Like To Sit CloseWhy I Shouldn′t....Hitting, Nipping, Squeezing and ScratchingI Will Try Not To Keep Butting InI Keep Calling Out The AnswersNobody Will Steal My ThingsWhen I Meet PeopleI Like Looking into My Friends′ ClassroomsWhy I Shouldn′t Take Things That Don′t Belong to MeWhy Do People Praise Me?Throwing Things is Not SafeWorking with Other PeopleIn My School We Are All DifferentPART SIX: PLAY AND FRIENDSHIP STORIES 53-58Sharing My Stuff with FriendsI Want Someone to Play WithI Can Have More Than One FriendFinding a FriendPlaytimeSharing the ToysPART SEVEN: SCHOOL ROUTINES STORIES 59-76I Come to School on the MinibusMe and My SisterScience will be OKI Am a Writing MachineWhen we Line Up at LunchtimeI Can Queue Too!I Know How to Sit and Stand NicelyWet PlaytimeWhen the Lights Go OutWhat Names to Use in SchoolWhy Grown Ups Have MeetingsWhy Do We Do Warm-ups?Long JumpAnybody Can Carry the BallGetting Changed for PEWhen we do Ball GamesWhat Happens if I Lose Stuff?Splash!PART EIGHT: SCHOOL WORK STORIES 77-92I Like Some Teachers More Than OthersHow To Deal with MistakesMy Assistant Helps Other People TooWhy Do I Do Different Work from Other People?It′s OK to have HelpI Can Ask for HelpWhat if I Can′t Do It?I Like to Finish My WorkWorking by MyselfWhen I Don′t Understand Things?When we Have a TestI Don′t Need to Hide My WorkHow Much Do I Have to Do?My Teacher Asks Lots of QuestionsI Like to do PicturesWho Helps Me with my Homework?