Social & Communication · SC-02
Social-Situation Picture Prompts
Explore what can be noticed in a social scene and imagine more than one possible explanation or next step.
Clinician-created · facilitator review requiredFor clinician-facilitated use
This is a professional resource, not a child-facing online service. A licensed clinician or other qualified adult must determine suitability, explain and adapt the activity, and supervise its use. Do not direct a child to access this webpage independently or enter client information.
The full-resolution WebP includes print-safe margins and should be downloaded by an adult professional. Read the guidance below before using the page.
How to use it
- Look at the scene and name only what you can directly observe.
- If you want, suggest two or more things that might be happening.
- Choose several possible next steps, including asking, waiting, leaving, or seeking support.
Reflection prompts
- What information would help you understand the scene better?
- How might context, culture, or past experience change an interpretation?
Facilitator guidance
Model uncertainty and separate observable details from guesses. Reinforce that social cues do not have one fixed meaning and that the goal is flexible curiosity, not performing a preferred social style or masking neurodivergent communication.
Adaptations & accessibility
- Cover parts of the scene and reveal context gradually.
- Accept spoken, written, drawn, signed, or AAC-supported responses.
- Reduce the task to observe and wonder, without requiring a proposed response.
Professional-use review
Licensed-clinician and neurodiversity-informed review required before use; verify that prompts do not teach conformity or present one interpretation as correct.
