EPISODE 13
Interview with Carol Gray: The Queen of Social Stories
Interview with Carol Gray: The Queen of Social Stories
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Do you have a book or podcast club? If so, you may use this discussion guide to facilitate a conversation about this episode.
1) Carol discusses the primary purposes of social stories. What are these? If you use or have observed Social Stories being used, are they being implemented in a manner consistent with Carol’s description?
2) What does Carol say about misuses of Social Stories? Have you observed the negative impacts on the improper use of Social Stories?
3) In our opinion, Carol has shown deep respect and appreciation for self-determination for autistic individuals from early in her career. What did she say in this interview that helped to amplify this important contribution? How will this impact you?
Featuring
CAROL GRAY
Best known for developing Social Stories, Carol Gray supports individuals with diagnosed with autism, their families, and professionals who work on their behalf via presentations, resource development, and direct services. She enjoys writing free, downloadable Social Stories on an ongoing basis in response to current events as a part of Carol’s Club on her website, CarolGraySocialStories.com. Carol lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband, Brian, and three basset hounds, Hank, Emma, and Alf.
“For me, autism is a most patient audience to the many social errors that I have made, gradually erasing social arrogance with social humility. Autism is a teacher that makes me a better person at the end of today than I was the day before.”
“The most unique thing about me, at least according to me, is that I predicted my married name in high school. When I would talk with friends about what I wanted to do after graduation, I told them that I wanted to write children’s books and my pen name would be Carol Gray.”
Show Notes
Carol Gray is one of the most respected and creative educators with decades of experience in supporting autistic individuals.
Barry and Dave chat with Carol about her influential career and her philosophy about educating students on the autism spectrum. The purposes and the appropriate use of Social Stories, as well as how Social Stories have been misused are reviewed in a lively discussion.