For complex situations, or for people who have difficulty reporting events in sequence, comic strip boxes may be used, or drawings can be numbered in the sequence in which they occur. Comic strip conversations are visual representations of the different levels of communication that happen in a conversation.

You can use just paper, pencils, crayons and markers, computer word processing applications, or you could use an app. Comic strip conversations can be used to plan for a situation in the future that may be causing anxiety or concern, for example an exam or a social event. Start with small talk (for example, talking about the weather) to get the person you are supporting familiar with drawing while talking and to mimic ordinary social interactions. Guidelines on introducing and using social stories effectively, so that they produce the benefits you intend. For example, they need to understand why covering their mouth when coughing is important, ie it stops germs from being spread which may make other people sick.Gather information about the person including their age, interests, attention span, level of ability and understanding. Present the social story to the person at a time when everyone is feeling calm and relaxed, using a straightforward approach, eg I have written this story for you. Showing what people are thinking reinforces that others have independent thoughts a concept spectrum children don t intuitively understand.

Stories should appeal to the interests of the person they are written for and avoid using words that may cause the person anxiety or distress. This worked well, but unfortunately this book does not give anything pre written conversation strategies. Children can also recognize that, although people say one thing, they may think something quite different―another concept foreign to "concrete-thinking" children. Comic strip conversations, created by Carol Gray, are simple visual representations of conversation. They can help with sequencing (what comes next in a series of activities) and 'executive functioning' (planning and organising).Social storiesTM and comic strip conversations can help autistic people develop greater social understanding and help them stay safe. Comic strip conversations can help autistic people understand concepts that they find particularly difficult. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The basic tools are paper and pencils, but you might also use crayons, coloured pencils and markers. Children can also recognise that, although people say one thing, they may think something quite different another concept foreign to concrete-thinking children.

Showing what people are thinking reinforces that others have independent thoughts―a concept that spectrum children don't intuitively understand. Comic strip conversations use stick figures and symbols to represent social interactions and abstract aspects of conversation, and colour to represent the emotional content of a statement or message. By seeing the different elements of a conversation presented visually, some of the more abstract aspects of social communication (such as recognising the feelings of others) are made more 'concrete' and are therefore easier to understand. Children can draw their own comic strips to show what they are thinking and feeling about events or people. By providing information about what might happen in a particular situation, and some guidelines for behaviour, you can increase structure in a person's life and thereby reduce anxiety.