This social story teaches kids about identifying your sensory triggers. An editable Google Slides version is included so you can customize the story to fit your needs. This story covers:
- A definition of what sensory triggers are
- Mentions that sensory triggers can make you feel certain ways
- A reminder that everyone has different sensory triggers
- Strategies for identifying sensory triggers
- Discusses listening to your body including watching for physical signs
- Discusses talking to others as a way to identify sensory triggers
- Describes how keeping a journal to keep track of your sensory triggers can be helpful
- Mentions experimenting to discover what your sensory triggers are
- Discusses thinking about things you don't like or you avoid
- Includes a list for you to write down some sensory triggers
- Mentions thinking about past experiences
- Discusses using a sensory checklist to identify things that bother you
- Includes a checklist of example sensory triggers
Total pages: 14 pages
Like all social stories I write, full color photographs of real children are used instead of clipart. In my experience, full color photos are more relatable to autistic children, like my son, than clipart. Diverse children are included as much as possible so that every child feels represented.
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