Greeting Others

About the Book

Social stories are short stories designed to teach social and developmental skills to pre-school children and those with Autism or other Developmental Disabilities. This book, Greeting Others is a social story designed to help your child independently greet others throughout the day. 

Children acquire skills from social stories best when the child (or children) is part of the story. Thus, this book is written in the first person so the child can feel like the story is about him or her. Each story can be personalized by using your own photos of the child and others that interact with the child daily. The use of real photos makes the story more realistic to the child and also help the child realize that he or she can actually do the behaviors parents want to see. Use of photos (versus illustrations) also allows for updating the story as people in the child’s life changes, such as a teacher or new friend. 

Skills are acquired and maintained over time best when the book is read regularly. Daily reading of the social story will remind the child of the behaviors that are expected throughout the day or doing critical times in the day.

About the Author

As a psychologist, Dr. Serina Faciane has worked with many children with developmental disabilities. She has enjoyed success using social stories in her practice to teach desired skills and behaviors to children. Children enjoy reading these stories over and over and they especially enjoy that they are the focal point of the story. Dr. Faciane came up with the idea of creating a universal social story that would allow others to personalize the story to a child or children. It is her desire that, through these stories, many families, teachers, providers, and friends of children can give their loved one a unique experience that will facilitate a lasting behavior change.