Social Stories

Being diagnosed late in life I was spared social stories, but I've had experience of several health/support workers showing me their social stories files and systems with glee, hoping I'd be impressed. I can see their value in helping people understand social situations, but I fear they may be used irrespective of whether they are beneficial, rather than deal directly with the concerns of people on the spectrum. If you have a specific social difficulty, especially as an adult, is it being helpful for support staff to bring out the social stories kit and say to the person seeking advice - let's look at what little johnny is doing......  Maybe I've missed the point, but it seems to be used to communicate with people on the spectrum whether or not it is relevant, and rather than deal directly with people's actual issues.

Being diagnosed late in life I was spared social stories, but I've had experience of several health/support workers showing me their social stories files and systems with glee, hoping I'd be impressed. I can see their value in helping people understand social situations, but I fear they may be used irrespective of whether they are beneficial, rather than deal directly with the concerns of people on the spectrum. If you have a specific social difficulty, especially as an adult, is it being helpful for support staff to bring out the social stories kit and say to the person seeking advice - let's look at what little johnny is doing......  Maybe I've missed the point, but it seems to be used to communicate with people on the spectrum whether or not it is relevant, and rather than deal directly with people's actual issues.