Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs
Create social stories, help kids with real-life situations.
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Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs gives parents an opportunity to create two social stories for free. "Social stories," originally developed by Carol Gray, director of the Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding, are short vignettes with calm, encouraging information and direction, created by a parent, teacher, or caregiver to help a child with a skill, concept, or situation that involves an emotional or social component. The free version also includes one premade story, and icons for more than 20 more are available through in-app purchases. Different levels of in-app purchases can unlock single stories or story packages and can allow users to save more than two of their own stories. Creating stories requires access to the microphone and camera roll, and kids can share stories with other app users. To find out more about the types of information collected and shared, read the app's privacy policy.
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What’s It About?
SOCIAL STORIES CREATOR AND LIBRARY FOR PRESCHOOL, AUTISM AND SPECIAL NEEDS is a free app that allows you to create two social stories using photos, audio, and text. Users can share their stories with others who have the same app through a unique code. The free version also comes with one premade social story, as well as teasers for more than 20 more on topics from making conversation to using and saving money. Multiple levels of in-app purchases can increase the number of stories users can create and save and/or unlock premade stories.
Is It Any Good?
Premade social stories and an easy platform for creating your own stories make working with social stories relatively easy -- but full use comes at a price. The free version provides a nice, straightforward opportunity to read one social story and create two. The free app has good potential but can be frustrating because much of the content is visible yet unavailable. Unfortunately, information about what's included in the free version and what the purchases options are aren't very transparent. Similarly, neither version has much how-to support: There are no directions or suggestions about making your own stories and few directions to help with navigation or options for easy movement within the app. Parents may want to experiment with the free content and determine whether it's worth the full price.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about each social story and kids' creations. Which types of situations are trickiest for your kid? Why?
Create social stories together that address themes that are particularly difficult for your kid. Actively involve your kids in brainstorming appropriate solutions or choices to make in situations they find difficult, and have fun making a story that represents those situations.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Skills: Emotional Development: handling stress, identifying emotions, moving beyond obstacles, self-awareness, Responsibility & Ethics: learning from consequences, making wise decisions
- Pricing structure: Free to try
- Release date: September 28, 2015
- Category: Education
- Topics: Friendship
- Publisher: Touch Autism
- Version: 4.1
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 9.0 or later
- Last updated: July 27, 2016
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