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Visual resources to support having a lateral flow test and a Coronavirus vaccination The following resources may be helpful if you or a loved one are having a lateral flow test and/or a Coronavirus vaccination.  Ambitious about Autism: Autism-Friendly Easy Read Guide  How to do a test for Coronavirus at home Lateral flow test resources from #LDSpeechies Great set of vaccination visual support materials from the Together Trust.  E xample:  Film made by Photosymbols  Having the Coronavirus vaccine @Beth_Tastic Download full story from ReachoutASC here: Vaccination visual story @Notts_ID_MH_SLT       Nottinghamshire SLTs ID & MH @thinkequitable Center for dignity in healthcare for people with disabilities Getting a COVID-19 vaccine

The National Autistic Society provides information about Coronavirus which you may find helpful as a parent:  NAS Information about Coronavirus Some of you will have children who are asking questions about pandemics, Coronavirus and COVID-19. Many of these questions may become repetitive as anxiety increases. Sharing information about this topic may be useful for some children. You may also need to find ways to alleviate their worries to reduce their anxiety.  Another helpful resource gives examples of how to share information about Covid-19 with people with autism, see: James Sinclair - Autism & Covid-19 Sharing information is best done in an autism-friendly way. Carol Gray's Social Stories will be familiar to some parents and many children will already have experience of this strategy.  Carol has kindly provided a Social Story on her website: My Social Story about Pandemics and the Corona Virus. Please note that a Social Story like this may need to be adapted ...