Read about tools and resources from Autism Little Learners, founded by speech pathologist Tara Tuchel, which includes printable stories to help kids with autism better understand COVID-19.
Speech and language pathologist Tara Tuchel, who has specialized in autism for the last 20 years, has been creating free, printable stories on her website,, to help children with autism better understand covid-related changes they may be experiencing.
Tuchel founded Autism Little Learners to help provide resources for families and education. When the pandemic started, she refocused her goal on teaching how to navigate any feelings of anxiety and confusion. “As the Coronavirus pandemic started, I had a friend who asked if I could write a social story for her daughter, who was having a hard time suddenly having to stay home,” TuchelScary Mommy in an interview. “She missed going to her favorite stores and restaurants. So, I wrote her a story about Coronavirus and staying home.”
After seeing how much the story helped her friend’s daughter, she put it out on her social media, where followers could access it for free. As demand grew, she began writing more stories about what’s happening in the world, including social distancing, facial coverings, what the return to school might look like and more.
“I wrote stories about COVID and staying 6 feet apart. Then, about distance learning and how-to video chat. Then, it moved to seeing people wearing masks followed by wearing a mask. Then, a story about not going back to school. The new topics just kept coming and I was getting requests for stories on these new topics,” Tuchel told the outlet. “So, I relied a lot on what parents and teachers were asking for.
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