For my son it was very important to have a visual schedule of the events that would happen at his dental visit - I used boardmaker and created a checklist ie.1. sit in big chair 2. doctor will put her hand in your mouth 3. doctor will scratch your teeth with a pick 4. doctor will brush your teeth, et al....having this visual check list is so reassuring to those that are schedule driven and by seeing items checked off one by one they are reassured that there really is AN END TO THIS PROCESS! For some it is hard to understand "you'll be here for about an hour" so seeing that steps are done and how many are left allows my son to collect himself and prepare for the next step. Of course there is always a positive reinforcer waiting - swimming or buy a new movie or whatever the thrill of the day is!
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For my son it was very important to have a visual schedule of the events that would happen at his dental visit - I used boardmaker and created a checklist ie.1. sit in big chair 2. doctor will put her hand in your mouth 3. doctor will scratch your teeth with a pick 4. doctor will brush your teeth, et al....having this visual check list is so reassuring to those that are schedule driven and by seeing items checked off one by one they are reassured that there really is AN END TO THIS PROCESS! For some it is hard to understand "you'll be here for about an hour" so seeing that steps are done and how many are left allows my son to collect himself and prepare for the next step. Of course there is always a positive reinforcer waiting - swimming or buy a new movie or whatever the thrill of the day is!
June 30, 2010 - 1:15pmThis Comment
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