❤️ Sovelo Stories · Feelings
When Someone Does Not Understand Me
I said something, but the other person did not get it.. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. Sometimes I say something. The other person looks confused. They did not understand me.
2. That can feel frustrating. My words made sense to me!
3. It is not my fault. It is not their fault. Sometimes messages get tangled. It happens to everyone.
4. I can try again a different way. I can say it slower. I can use different words. I can point or draw or show.
5. I can also ask for help.
6. Being understood can take a few tries. That is okay. My ideas are worth the tries.
7. The tangled feeling passes. Feelings are like weather. They come, and then they go.
✦ Practice this story interactively — free in the Sovelo app
In the app, your child can choose what happens next, rehearse lines out loud with Spark, and try different endings — including hearing a kind "no" and being celebrated for respecting it. Parents can also create fully personalized stories.
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Sovelo Stories are original social narratives, written for neurodivergent kids and reviewed against strict guardrails: no eye-contact training, no masking, no mind-reading — and "no" is always a complete answer. Evidence-informed preparation, not a treatment. © Ezra Brown.