AppShopper

Staying Safe and Safer Strangers - A Stranger Danger Social Story for Autism, Down Syndrome & Other Special Needs

       iOS Universal

This app is made up of two community safety social stories. One story focuses on safer strangers and buildings, and the other focuses on what to do if you are lost.

**********

The “stranger danger” style of story sometimes frightens children, and causes them to not ask for help if they are lost, for fear that all strangers are bad. Safer strangers and safer buildings focuses on which strangers are “safer” and good to go to for help, such as police officers, check-out clerks, librarians or paramedics.

The app opens up to table of contents to choose which of the two stories to read.

Knowing good community safety skills can be difficult for any child, and may be especially difficult for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need.

Children with special needs often need more direct instruction of social skills like how and who to ask for help.

Teaching community safety skills to any child may be easier and less stressful when visual supports, like social stories are used. This social story explains accurate safety information and ensures that your child will know what to expect and what to do if they are lost.

Social stories are an important type of visual support often used with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or other special need. This social story uses simple text and descriptive pictures to explain why and how to ask for help.

Social stories were first defined by Carol Gray in 1991 and are commonly used to break down a task or social situation into small and easy to understand steps, often accompanied by descriptive pictures. Social stories are incredibly easy to implement and are used by many professionals for a wide range of behaviors.

What's new

Fixed issue of images not showing on older iPod Touches running the latest OS.

Screenshots

	Screenshot 1 of 10

Share with Others

Last changed:

Nov 12, 2012

Category:

Education

Developer:

Touch Autism

Version:

2.3

Average Rating:

4.00 (6)

Size:

11.3 MB

Other Apps By This Developer

• Autism Apps
• Autism Assessment - A questionnaire for the signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorders
• BuzzBack Cause & Effect With Vibrations & Sound
• Calm Counter - Social Story and Anger Management Tool for Autism, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Calm Counter - Social Story and Anger Management Tool for Autism, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Compliments Social Story and Speech Tool for Preschool, Autism, Aspergers, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Compliments Social Story and Speech Tool for Preschool, Autism, Aspergers, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Conversation Social Stories and Simple PECS Communication Tool - Autism, Down Syndrome & Special Needs
• Divorce Social Story for Preschool, Autism, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Emotions and Feelings Autism Social Story
• Going Shopping Social Story – A Story About Good Store Behavior For Children with Autism, Down Syndrome & Special Needs
• Going Shopping Social Story – A Story About Good Store Behavior For Preschool, Autism, Down Syndrome & Special Needs
• Joke Telling Social Story and Speech Tool on How to Tell Jokes for Preschool, Aspergers, Autism & Down Syndrome
• Joke Telling Social Story and Speech Tool on How to Tell Jokes for Preschool, Aspergers, Autism & Down Syndrome
• Knock Knock Numbers - Joke Telling and Conversations Tool for Autism, Aspergers, Down Syndrome & Special Education
• Knock Knock Numbers - Joke Telling and Conversations Tool for Autism, Aspergers, Down Syndrome & Special Education
• Manners Social Story and Speech Tool
• Manners Social Story and Speech Tool for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs
• My Day With WH Words - A Social Story and Speech Tool for Autism, Down Syndrome and Other Special Needs
• Potty Training Social Story
• Preference & Reinforcer Assessment
• Preference & Reinforcer Assessment - Autism & Special Education
• Puzzle Spelling Words for Toddlers, Autism & Special Needs
• Running Social Story and Visual Tool About When and Where to Run
• Taking Care of My Device Social Story
• Timer for YouTube.com
• Touch Trainer - Autism & Special Education
• Turn Taker - Sharing Tool and Social Story for Autism, Down Syndrome and Special Needs
• Using Money and Saving Money Social Story About Basic Money Concepts for Preschool, Aspergers, Autism & Down Syndrome
• Using My Words to Ask For What I Want Social Story
• Wait Timer – Social Story and Visual Timer Tool