Asking For Help At School Social Story

This Asking for Help at School social story helps students with autism, nonverbal communication needs, AAC, and special education learn when and how to ask for help. Simple language and clear visuals support communication, independence, self advocacy, and classroom success.

Slide Overview

Sometimes I Need Help

I Can Try First

I Can Ask for Help

I Can Get an Adult’s Attention

I Can Say What I Need

I Can Show What Is Hard

I Can Wait Calmly

Help Gets Me Started

Teachers, SLPs, and parents can use this social story before classroom activities, during speech therapy, or at home to practice asking for help and communicating needs.

Features

This resource includes 8 simple student facing story slides with first person language, consistent visuals, and clear examples of appropriate help seeking skills.

Keywords

Autism AAC nonverbal social skills behavior support special education visual supports routines communication classroom management