A hospital visit is always difficult for children with special care needs and their families, but even harder when it happens under stress. Preparing ahead of time can help support your child’s hospital experience. Here are some key things to prepare and have ready to go in case your child goes to the hospital.
This booklet is to help people after someone dies. It tells you about feelings you might have and things that might make you feel better. This booklet uses easy words and pictures to make the information easy to understand.
Social stories can be used with adults and children; they are a tool to help provide directions and examples of appropriate ways to respond to social situations. The goal of a social story is to illustrate and clarify expectations while building skills such as coping and emotional regulation.
Social storiesTM were created by Carol Gray in 1991. They are short descriptions of a particular situation, event or activity, which include specific information about what to expect in that situation and why.
All children and young adults require support from caregivers during times of stress and
uncertainty, such as those we are facing now with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
This 4-page booklet was created by and for people with intellectual disabilities. It is written in plain language. It includes basic information people need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine.
