Abstract
Social Stories™ are an intervention in which a teacher writes a brief text describing a target social behavior to be displayed, when the target behavior should be displayed, why the target behavior should be displayed, and how students can display the target social behavior correctly. Social Stories™ are a procedure that can be used to help teach individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder a variety of behaviors, including social behavior. Since the initial article on Social Stories™, there have been numerous empirical investigations on Social Stories™, Social Stories™ have been described in several curriculum books, Social Stories™ have been reviewed by professionals, and Social Stories™ are commonly implemented in clinical settings. Despite Social Stories™ being widely investigated, implemented, and endorsed, there have been questions about the overall effectiveness and efficiency of Social Stories™ to teach social behaviors. The purpose of this chapter is to describe Social Stories™, the guidelines associated with Social Stories™, the theoretical basis for Social Stories™, to review the research on Social Stories™, and to provide recommendations for future researchers and clinicians as it applies to teaching social behavior for individuals diagnosed with ASD.
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