When behavior doesn’t make sense, there’s usually something happening underneath.
Leveled, first-person resources that help autistic and neurodivergent learners understand what is happening in their bodies, their feelings, and the situations around them — before adults expect a response.
No pressure. No shame. No demand.
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Who This Is For
Neurodivergent Thinkers
I want to understand my body—and have a say in what helps.
Special Educators & Autism Support Teachers
When a student’s behavior might make sense to them — but not yet to you.
Families & Caregivers
Making sense of what’s happening—together.
So support feels clearer, calmer, and more connected.
SLPs, OTs & AAC Teams
When communication and understanding grow side by side.
What makes Shared Stories Studio different?
Six ways Shared Stories Studio supports understanding—from the inside out.
Connection before correction
DIR/Floortime®- informed
Relationship-based support built on co-regulation and shared meaning-making — not compliance.
Clarity without rules
Social Stories™ Foundation
Clear, structured language makes situations more predictable — without turning understanding into a demand.
Flexible by design
Universal Design for Learning
Language and format that adapt to how each learner communicates, moves, and attends.
Difference, not deficit
Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
Respecting neurological differences as part of human diversity — not deficits to fix.
Low pressure, high trust
PDA-Informed Practice
Language reduces pressure and respects autonomy—
supporting engagement without relying on compliance.
Built with, not for
Co-Creation
Stories are built with learners—
so they reflect real experiences, thoughts, and perspectives..
What’s Inside Each Resource?
Every Shared Stories Studio resource includes:
A leveled narrative (A, B, C)
Adult guidance for presenting the resource
Vocabulary and discussion supports
Footnotes for deeper understanding
Space for co-creation
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When behavior escalates, something is happening inside
A free twelve-page guide for the adults in the room: what the body is doing before anyone can see it, what helps at each point in the arc, and what to stop asking for in the moment.
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The work behind Shared Stories Studio
Meet Kim Singleton, MS, CCC-SLP
Kim has practiced speech-language pathology since 1979 and has extensive experience in autism, AAC, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and assistive technology. She has a small private practice in Philadelphia. Learn more at KimSingleton.com.
After decades of adapting materials that almost worked — too demand-heavy for PDA learners, too abstract for emerging communicators, too generic for the moments that matter most — she built Shared Stories Studio to close the gap.
Every Shared Story is grounded in clinical practice, shaped by the principles of UDL and PDA-aware design, and built to be used the way real homes, therapy rooms, and classrooms actually run.
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