social story on vacinations

[duncansmum]

hi is there anywhere where you can find a socail story about having vacination/inoculations

[westie]

found this about having a blood test.

 

http://www.autismcommunityconnection.com/f...od_Test_pdf.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

Also found this on another site about having a blood test (know you not specifically talking about blood test but its the closest thing I could find....when you type autism and vaccinations it just fetches up a whole load of stories about vaccine damage, mmr etc)

http://www.portsmouth-autism-support.co.uk...o.php?p=5#linkm

 

My son won't have a blood test and the hospital have said they may restrain him. What can I do?

 

Thanks for the question. First of all I am sure hospital staff will advise you that restraint is an absolute last resort. They will also only use trained staff if this last resort becomes necessary.

Depending on your child's abilities you could try, or consider, the following.

Use a social story that incorporates pictures in the weeks leading up to the blood test.

Try to arrange for him to see someone else having an injection.

You could use a video clip to support the social story.

Have him act out an injection with dolls or with relatives.

Teach your child some simple relaxation exercises.

Let him do something he thoroughly enjoys before, during and after the injection.

Can a Community Nurse do the blood test at home?

Does your son understand that he can spare the blood and what will happen to it once it's taken?