The Gray Center produced this resource for two years (2005-2006). Each contains several Social Stories(TM) and Social Articles(TM) grouped around a particular theme, with suggestions for how parents and teachers can modify or supplement them to accommodate the needs of their audience. These back issues are now available. Please note that most are pdf downloads.

By Laurel A. Hoekman, Executive Director of The Gray Center

This is a wonderful resource!  Consider purchasing some to give away to childcare providers, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, or families with a child with ASD. It provides a wonderful way to provide information and/or support to those who need it. Easier (and quicker) to read than the many excellent books on the market, it provides basic information for each letter of the alphabet, along with suggestions for helpful resources. The delightful children in the illustrations were drawn by Carol Gray!

It's a very succinct yet caring resource that would have been very reassuring and informative to me if I had read it soon after getting diagnosed. –Nick Dubin

*NOTE: The Gray Center frequently gives this resource to families dealing with a new diagnosis of ASD. When you give a donation to The Gray Center, you are helping us to provide this valuable resource for those who need it!

With your help, we have sold or given away more than 11,000 of this resource! It is now available as a slightly revised edition.

By Nick Dubin. This book is for anyone who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, or who would like to gain a better understanding of Asperger's. It is written from the perspective of someone newly diagnosed, and examines his early years, middle school, high school, college, and graduate studies. It shows how Asperger's has affected these areas throughout Nick Dubin's life...in both positive and negative ways. It also includes some information about Nick's special interest--game shows! (Includes Nick's "Aspie Self-Checklist.")

For a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), even everyday activities like brushing your teeth, washing your hands or visiting the doctor can cause anxiety and stress because of the sensory, cognitive and communication impairments they experience.

Caring for Myself is an entertaining and educational social skills storybook that will help children with ASDs to understand importance of taking care of their bodies. Fully illustrated with colour photographs, it sets out fun, simple steps that explain what caring for yourself actually involves - how you can do it, where it is done why it is important.

At the end of each story is a handy 'Pause for thought' page for parents which offers tips and strategies to help a child with each activity.

This charming book will be much loved by children with ASD and will enable them and their parents to cope with the daily activities that can be such a challenge.