verb. 1  To speak or act in response, as to a question: answer, rejoin, reply, retort, return, riposte. See ask. 2  To act in return to something, as a stimulus: react. See action. 3  To present with a specified reaction: greet, meet1, react. See feelings, greeting.
Social stories are meant to help children understand social situations, expectations, social cues, new activities, and/or social rules. As the name implies, they are brief descriptive stories that provide accurate information regarding a social situation.
stories. 1  1 : a report about incidents or events : account Let's hear your story of what happened. 2  2 : a short often amusing tale My grandfather tells stories of his childhood. 3  3 : a fictional tale shorter than a novel. 4  4 : a widely told rumor. 5  5 : 3lie, falsehood They made up a story of how the window got broken.