Social Stories for Siblings and Friends of AAC Users

My Friend Uses An AAC Device is a social story to help students understand why their classmate or friend is using a device to communicate. It focuses on why the AAC device is being used and social etiquette around the device (like asking before using it).

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o0kkbL2goa2LuQe6R5_qRjowFIKqYXkb0nD7cDTCN6Y/copy#slide=id.p

My Sibling Uses An AAC Device is a similar social story but focuses on sibling relationships. It is to help siblings understand why their sibling is using a device to communicate. It focuses on why the AAC device is being used and social etiquette around the device (like asking before using it).

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Q9n1m9xeq423FPsl9rHPqjvmdkeh2H46FoWAYWeLsc/copy#slide=id.p

A note on the terminology used throughout these stories: we decided to adhere to the terms reported most favorably within the recent survey conducted by Alyssa Hillary Zisk and Lily Konyn. You can find out more about this survey in their archived AAC in the Cloud presentation. Having said this, these stories should of course be personalized with the terminology preferred by the AAC user and their community. These are Google Slide decks and you can download a copy of them to easily modify and then keep as Google Slides or save as PowerPoints or PDFs. Happy Reading!

Written By Tahlee Yichye