Mark Shelley is
the founder of Specialminds, an organization dedicated to providing
information and multimedia resources that offer immediate assistance to families and
professionals dealing with the everyday issues that come with a diagnosis of an autistic
spectrum disorder.
Mark has been a featured speaker at Autism conferences across the country including the Autism Society of America’s national conference. He has also been the subject of several television news stories. Mark and his wife Teresa just celebrated their 27th wedding
anniversary and are the proud parents of three children, Vickie, Lisa and Paul who was
diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was 5.
information and multimedia resources that offer immediate assistance to families and
professionals dealing with the everyday issues that come with a diagnosis of an autistic
spectrum disorder.
Mark has been a featured speaker at Autism conferences across the country including the Autism Society of America’s national conference. He has also been the subject of several television news stories. Mark and his wife Teresa just celebrated their 27th wedding
anniversary and are the proud parents of three children, Vickie, Lisa and Paul who was
diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome when he was 5.
About Us
Storymovies™ is a groundbreaking and significant innovation for children with challenges in social skills and social understanding, and their families. Carol Gray and Mark Shelley have combined their deep understanding of the visual learning style of children with social difficulties with the latest in visual arts technology, to develop an engaging and respectful approach to enhancing social skills and understanding in every day activities.
Storymovies™ make Social Stories™ come alive in a new and dynamic medium, thus making one of the most widely applied and effective strategies for children evenmore meaningful.
Storymovies™ is a groundbreaking and significant innovation for children with challenges in social skills and social understanding, and their families. Carol Gray and Mark Shelley have combined their deep understanding of the visual learning style of children with social difficulties with the latest in visual arts technology, to develop an engaging and respectful approach to enhancing social skills and understanding in every day activities.
Storymovies™ make Social Stories™ come alive in a new and dynamic medium, thus making one of the most widely applied and effective strategies for children evenmore meaningful.
Carol Gray is the
Director of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding. In 1991,
Carol developed Social Stories™
and Comic Strip Conversations strategies that are used worldwide with children,
adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
She has published several resources on topics related to children and adults with ASD, including articles on bullying death and dying, and how to teach social understanding. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the
education and welfare of people with ASD.
She has published several resources on topics related to children and adults with ASD, including articles on bullying death and dying, and how to teach social understanding. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the
education and welfare of people with ASD.