Client-specific social stories. In 2 minutes, not 2 hours.
Personalized social stories featuring your client's name, appearance, and exact challenge. Print-ready. Research-backed.
Free library included • No app required • HIPAA-mindful design
You became a therapist to help kids, not to fight with Canva.
Time sink
Creating one custom social story takes 30-60 minutes in Canva or Word
Generic images
Stock photos don't look like your client — they don't connect
Not portable
Digital stories stay on your device; parents can't use them at home
Reinventing the wheel
You're recreating similar stories for every client
Describe the challenge. Get a personalized story. Print and go.
Create a client profile
Name, age, appearance, pronouns, important people
Describe the situation
"Mia gets overwhelmed during fire drills" or "Jordan has trouble waiting"
Get a personalized story
Research-backed narrative with custom illustrations featuring YOUR client
Print or share
Download as PDF, print as booklet, send to parents
Built for how you work
Real scenarios where GrowTale saves therapists hours every week
ABA Therapy — Behavior Intervention
The scenario: Your client has a meltdown every time there's a schedule change at school.
Before GrowTale: You spend 45 minutes creating a social story in Canva with generic clip art. It feels impersonal.
With GrowTale: Describe the challenge: "Help Marcus understand that sometimes the schedule changes and that's okay." In minutes, you have a 6-page illustrated story featuring Marcus — his brown curly hair, his glasses, his favorite dinosaur shirt.
Speech Therapy — Social Communication
The scenario: You're working on conversational turn-taking with a 7-year-old.
With GrowTale: Create a story showing the child practicing taking turns in conversation — with their actual name and appearance. Send the PDF to parents for home reinforcement.
Occupational Therapy — Sensory Preparation
The scenario: A child is anxious about an upcoming haircut.
With GrowTale: Create a story walking through the haircut experience step-by-step, featuring the child. Print two copies — one for therapy, one for parents to read at home.
School-Based Therapy — IEP Support
The scenario: You need social stories for multiple students on your caseload, all with different challenges.
With GrowTale: Create client profiles for each student. Build stories as needed — transitions, lunch room behavior, asking for help. Print copies for classroom, resource room, and home.
Features that matter to therapists
Client profiles
Save details once, use across multiple stories
Hyper-specific situations
Address the exact behavior or challenge, not generic topics
Personalized illustrations
Children see themselves in every scene — increases engagement
Print-ready booklets
Fold in half = instant book. No binding, no laminating
Share with families
Send PDF to parents for home reinforcement
Research-based framework
Built on social story best practices from psychology and special education
What therapists are saying
"I used to spend my Sunday nights making social stories. Now I create them between sessions."
— BCBA, Massachusetts
"My clients actually look at these stories because they see themselves. Game changer."
— Pediatric OT
HIPAA-mindful design
GrowTale stores minimal client information — first name, appearance, challenges. No medical records, diagnoses, or protected health information is required. You control what you enter.
Common Questions from Therapists
Yes. Create a profile for each client with their name, age, appearance, and challenges. Then generate personalized social stories for specific situations — behavior goals, sensory preparation, social communication, and more. Each story features your client's name and likeness.
GrowTale is designed to be HIPAA-mindful. We store minimal client information — first name, appearance, and challenges. No medical records, diagnoses, insurance information, or protected health information is required or stored. You control what you enter.
Social stories are an evidence-based antecedent intervention in ABA. They proactively teach expected behaviors before challenging situations occur. BCBAs use them for behavior intervention plans, teaching replacement behaviors, and preparing clients for new or difficult situations.
Absolutely. Speech-language pathologists use social stories for pragmatic language goals, conversational turn-taking, topic maintenance, understanding nonverbal cues, and social communication skills. Stories provide a visual scaffold for practicing social language in context.
Download any story as a PDF and share via email, text, or print. Many therapists print two copies — one for therapy and one for parents to read at home between sessions. This reinforces learning and gives parents a concrete tool.
Multiple peer-reviewed studies and meta-analyses support social stories as an evidence-based practice for children with autism. Research shows improvements in social skills, daily routines, and emotional regulation. The National Professional Development Center on ASD identifies social stories as an evidence-based practice.