Social story by Julia Montante designed to teach children with autism spectrum disorder how to ask someone to play.

1. Asking Others to Play

2. I like to play.

3. But playing by myself is lonely.

4. So sometimes I like to play with
other kids.

5. Asking other kids to play makes
me nervous.

6. When asking someone to play I go
up to a friendly face and ask “Do you
want to play with me?”

7. If they say “yes” then we can
being playing.

8. But sometimes they won’t be
able to play.

9. So if they say “no” it’s okay!

10. I can always ask someone else to
play!