This document discusses social stories and how they can help students with autism understand social situations and behaviors. Social stories provide a detailed explanation in simple steps of what to expect in a situation, why certain behaviors are expected, and what response is appropriate from the student. They are written from the student's perspective and without absolute language. The author created a social story to help a student understand why he could only go outside sometimes depending on the weather. After reading the story daily for 3 weeks, the student stopped asking to go outside inappropriately and remembered the rules on his own.

1. Social Stories And a social story about them

40. Nick's “We Can’t Always Go Outside" Story

41. Some days I want to play outside.

42. People like to go outside sometimes.

43. I feel happy when I can have recess outside.

44. When it is raining I can’t go outside.

45. When it is snowing I can’t go outside.

46. When I can’t go outside I feel angry and frustrated. It is ok to feel angry and frustrated sometimes.

47. My teacher cannot control the weather. It is not my teacher’s fault I can’t go outside.

48. I can play on the playground when it is warm outside.

49. The End.