Social Stories and Autism Ranking:

Cost and Time

Cost

In theory, social stories can be provided at no cost since they can be written by anyone who understands the basic principles.

In practice, you may need to pay for any equipment and materials you use (such as audio equipment). Alternatively, you can buy some social stories from commercial suppliers or download them for free from some websites.

If you undertake any training, you may have to pay for things like learning materials, travel and accommodation.

Time

The amount of time it takes to create an individual social story will depend on how much time you spend on each of the steps needed to develop the story. The amount of time it takes to actually read the story will depend on a number of things including the length of the story, the format it is presented in and the ability of the recipient to understand it. For example, you may have to read some stories to some people on a daily or weekly basis.

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Jul 2017

Next Review

01 Oct 2023