Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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Using Social Stories to Decrease Negative Behaviors in Students with Autism and Other Disabilities

  • Vivian C. Williams, Ed.D. (Author) University of California Santa Barbara image/svg+xml
    Vivian C. Williams, Ed.D., is Deputy Superintendent of Academics, Students and Schools for the Jackson-Madison County School System in Tennessee. She earned her undergraduate degree in secondary education from Lane College, Master’s degree from the University of Memphis, and doctoral degree from Union University. Additionally, Dr. Williams completed graduate certificates in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Applied Behavior Analysis. Her areas of expertise are autism and related disabilities, behavior interventions, and academic interventions for struggling readers. Dr. Williams has collaborated on several research projects at both the state and university levels. At the state level, Dr. Williams was selected to serve as one of nine writers for the “Tennessee Reading First Guide to Effective Reading Instruction – Lesson Adaptations for Struggling Readers.” Dr. Williams has also been a general and special education teacher, elementary and middle school principal, Director of Special Education, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Student Support Officer, and has taught special education, curriculum, and school leadership courses at several colleges and universities.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.470
Abstract
Social stories are effective interventions that can be used to manage negative behaviors and develop social skills. However, contradictory results are suggested within the research because of variability in designing social stories, intervention phases, target behaviors, and treatment protocol. Social story interventions may reduce negative behaviors among many children and adolescents with autism, other pervasive developmental disorders, and emotional and behavioral disabilities. Many research studies focused on the implementation of social stories with children and adolescents who range from 3-15 years of age. From these studies, social stories were found to be an effective intervention for increasing appropriate behaviors and decreasing challenging behaviors. This paper examines current research in the use of social stories’ intervention to reduce negative behaviors for students with autism and other disabilities.
Keywords
Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Emotional Disturbances
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How to Cite
Williams, V. C. (2021). Using Social Stories to Decrease Negative Behaviors in Students with Autism and Other Disabilities. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 16(3), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.470

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