Comic Strip Conversations [Paperback]

Carol Gray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1994

Carol Gray combines stick-figures with "conversation symbols" to illustrate what people say and think during conversations. Showing what people are thinking reinforces that others have independent thoughts - a concept spectrum children don't intuitively understand. Children can also recognize that, although people say one thing, they may think something quite different - another concept foreign to "concrete-thinking" children. Children can draw their own "comic strips" to show what they are thinking and feeling about events or people. Different colors can represent different states of mind. These deceptively simple comic strips can reveal as well as convey quite a lot of substantive information.

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About the Author

Carol Gray has over twenty years of experience educating students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Carol initiated the use of Social Stories in 1991 and has written numerous articles, chapters, and books on the subject. She is a sought-after speaker in the United States and abroad. Carol is the director of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding, a non-profit organization that serves people with ASD, and currently works privately with students, parents, and professionals in a variety of educational and vocational settings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 39 pages
• Publisher: Future Horizons (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885477228
• ISBN-13: 978-1885477224
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing approach to thinking...., June 23, 2006

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Jessica Steuer (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comic Strip Conversations (Paperback)

As the teacher of a very difficult and often misunderstood student with Asperger Syndrome, I found the Comic Strip Conversations opened a door for my student and I to share our worlds. Our perspectives on situations were so different and caused SO much frustration; but we were able to "talk" about the discrepencies in our viewpoints in a very non-threatening way by utilizing the strategies in this book. It was just the beginning for us, but this book was a critical component to building a relationship with my student that has ultimately led to several extremely successful outcomes. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AMAZING ADDITION TO ANY TEACHER'S LIBRARY!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Strategy, August 14, 2005

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TracyB (San Rafael, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comic Strip Conversations (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book that clearly explains what comic strip conversations are, how to write them, and why they are useful. Although the book is short, the concepts held within are a treasure for helping children learn social communication skills in a fun and non-aversive format. I have used this book to teach parents, aides, and 1:1's how to communicate desired behavior and to help the children express important ideas and needs.The writing and pictures are clear and concise. The use of these picture stories can sometimes help us understand what the child is trying to tell us through behaviors/actions that are hard to interpret.

21 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Innacurate description, June 1, 2006

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W. Scott (Medical Lake, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comic Strip Conversations (Paperback)

This book may be good for some, however it is misleading in the description. I was led to beleive that this book was in fact comic book coversations to help explain simple situations to my child with Autism. Instead, you have to write your own comic strips to do the explaining. Not worth the book in my opinion if it is still up to me to do all the work, I already do that without this book.