Ordering Food at a Restaurant Social Story

This Ordering Food at a Restaurant social story helps autistic students, nonverbal students, AAC users, and special education learners understand how to choose food, order, wait, ask for help, and eat at a restaurant. Simple first person language and clear visuals support communication, independence, and social skills.

Slide Overview

I Look at the Menu

I Choose My Food

I Wait for My Turn

I Tell What I Want

I Ask for Help

I Wait for My Food

I Eat My Food

I Am Ready to Finish

Teachers, SLPs, and parents can use this social story before a restaurant visit, during speech therapy, in the classroom, or at home to teach and practice restaurant routines.

Features

Includes 8 student facing story slides with simple first person sentences, clear visuals, consistent characters, and easy to understand restaurant situations.

Keywords include autism, AAC, nonverbal, social skills, behavior support, special education, visual supports, routines, communication, and classroom management.