Halloween is a wonderful and highly social holiday, it includes dressing up, meeting new people, and of course candy! However, for a child with autism, Halloween might be a holiday of stress and uncertainty. Prepare your students for the super fun day with a great social story. The book outlines what to expect, how people will act, what things people might say, and when it is appropriate to eat that candy.

Concepts

autism, social skills

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Additional Tags

social stories, autism, social development, programs

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Pros

• The resource can be printed and made into a book or used on an electronic device
• It includes reliable social cues that can be extended from the book into social skills practice
• It can be modified by using the child's name and personal photos

Cons

• Please note that social stories are highly specific tools created by Dr. Carol Gray. This resource follows her model, but was not necessarily composed by her company