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Social Stories & Daily Scenarios

Interactive stories present typical everyday situations in a structured, step-by-step format. Children explore social sequences, try out different responses, and receive immediate feedback — all within a safe, pressure-free environment.

  • Target group

    Autism & ADHD

  • Age range

    Ages 6–16

  • Sub-modules

    16

About this module

Social Stories are short, clearly structured narratives that describe social situations from the child's perspective. They break complex social processes into understandable building blocks: What is happening? Who is involved? What is expected of me? What are my options? The concept goes back to the work of American educator Carol Gray and has been used in autism support since the 1990s. Our digital adaptation translates this narrative method into interactive scenarios where children can try out different responses and receive immediate, non-judgmental feedback.

Learning goals

  • Recognise and name social expectations in everyday situations

  • Develop personal options for action in social contexts

  • Understand implicit social rules explicitly

  • Navigate transitions and unexpected events with more structure

  • Build self-efficacy in handling social demands

Didactic approach

  1. 01

    Narrative structure based on Carol Gray's method: descriptive, perspective, and directive sentences

  2. 02

    Visual support with clear image-text pairing

  3. 03

    Repeatable, predictable learning units without time pressure

  4. 04

    Gradual increase in complexity, adapted to developmental level

  5. 05

    Immediate, non-judgmental feedback after each choice the child makes

Sub-modules

  • Everyday Routines

    Morning rituals, mealtimes, and bedtime routines broken down into clear, predictable steps. Children learn what to expect and how to navigate transitions.

  • School & Classroom

    Common school situations such as following instructions, asking for help, group work, and handling changes to the timetable.

  • Playground & Peer Interaction

    Joining games, turn-taking, dealing with disagreements, and understanding unwritten social rules among peers.

  • Doctor Visits & Medical Settings

    Preparing for medical appointments, understanding what happens during examinations, and communicating discomfort or questions.

  • Shopping & Public Spaces

    Navigating supermarkets, public transport, and busy environments. Practising waiting, managing sensory input, and asking for assistance.

  • Family Gatherings & Events

    Birthday parties, holidays, and family visits. Understanding social expectations, managing overstimulation, and finding strategies to take breaks.

More modules

  • Navigating telephone calls & video chats

    Structured practice for synchronous communication without, or with reduced, visible cues. Greeting, topic shifts and goodbyes in clear steps.

  • Handling unexpected plan changes

    Strategies for the moment a routine tips over. Coping with short-notice changes of time, place or person, with room for emotional acclimatisation.

  • Understanding personal space & physical boundaries

    Recognising and respecting distance, touch and bodily signals from others. Naming and holding one’s own limits reliably.

  • Restaurant visits & ordering food

    From walking in to paying: reading menus, placing orders, asking for adjustments politely and responding to common follow-up questions.

  • Waiting in queues & dealing with boredom

    Active waiting as a trainable skill. Strategies for unscheduled pauses, sensory-load management and acceptable ways to occupy the time in public.

  • Sleepovers & staying at a friend’s house

    Preparation, sleep rituals in unfamiliar surroundings, managing homesickness and adjusting to changed routines over several hours.

  • Coping with new environments (moving house, new school)

    A phased model for larger transitions: pre-exploration, the first weeks, longer-term settling in. With an honest naming of the emotional load such changes carry.

  • Interacting with authority figures (teachers, police)

    Conversations with people in formal roles. Expected polite forms, knowing one’s own rights and being allowed to ask again when something stays unclear.

  • Managing multi-step social sequences (making plans with a friend)

    A social activity from idea to execution: taking initiative, agreeing details, handling cancellations or delays without taking them personally.

  • Understanding cultural differences in social norms

    Recognising that social rules vary across cultures, families and contexts. Adapting without giving up one’s own identity.

Age range

The scenarios are designed for children aged 6 to 16. Younger versions use simpler language, more visual support, and shorter stories. As age increases, language, social complexity, and reflection requirements expand step by step. The adaptive AI follows each child's individual learning progress rather than their chronological age.

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