Think Before You Speak: Using a Social Filter Social Story Kit

Help children learn to think before they speak and understand the importance of using a filter when sharing their thoughts and feelings! This Think Before You Speak Social Story Kit teaches children how to pause, think about their words, and choose words that are kind, respectful, and appropriate for the situation.

Designed for children with autism and other special needs, this kit helps build social communication skills, self-awareness, and positive interactions with others at home or school.

Your Purchase Includes:

• Think Before You Speak Social Story: Teaches children how to pause and think before speaking, consider other people’s feelings, and choose appropriate words.
• Celebratory Reinforcement Story: Encourages children to practice using their filter and celebrates their progress in communicating thoughtfully.
• Visual Supports: Reinforce the importance of thinking before speaking, using kind words, and deciding whether something should be said.
• Visual Posters – The “Be Kind”, “Build Strong Friendships”, and “Keep Certain Thoughts Private” visuals that can be posted in the home, classroom, or resource room to remind students why we use a filter.
• Work Sheet and Senarios to practice the skill.
• Sticker Chart: Helps track progress and encourage positive communication choices.
• Printable Sticker: Provide positive reinforcement for practicing and using positive communication.
• Printable Incentive Pictures: Encourage children to practice their new social communication skills.
• Tips: Teaching children how to use a filter
• Implementation Guide: Provides ideas for using the story, visual supports and reinforcement tools.
• Assembly and Storage Directions: Help you organize and store your materials for easy use.

Great For:

✓ Children with autism and other special needs

✓ Teaching children to think before they speak

✓ Learning when and how to use a filter

✓ Encouraging kind, respectful, and appropriate words

✓ Understanding that not every thought needs to be said out loud

✓ Developing social communication and conversation skills

✓ Reducing hurtful, impulsive, or inappropriate comments

✓ Supporting positive peer interactions and friendships

✓ Use at home, in the classroom, or in therapy settings

All Positively Prepared stories are written using positive language and simple illustrations/words to reduce visual clutter and increase understanding.

Social Story™ and Social Stories™ are trademarks of Carol Gray. This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Carol Gray.