Question

​eleven-year-old summer has an autism spectrum disorder. to help her prepare for new experiences, her family relies on specially developed stories about the situations. for example, when summer has an upcoming appointment with the dentist, her family reads her books about a girl who visits the dentist. the stories help summer know what to expect and how she should behave. these stories are often referred to as social ____.

Answer 1

These stories are often referred to as social scripts.
The term script in psychology is really similar to the term script in cinematography/drama. It refers to a series of behaviors which are expected from a person in a particular situation. In this case, Summer needs to learn how she should behave at the dentist because she may not know how herself so she has to learn from a script.