Living Well With Autism

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  • Welcome
  • Coping
  • Autism handbook
  • Meal time tips
  • Bed time tips
  • Play and engagement tipsClick to open the Play and engagement tips menu
    • Play skills and tips
    • Sensory toys
  • Communication Tips
  • How to Use Picture Cards and SchedulesClick to open the How to Use Picture Cards and Schedules menu
    • Pragmatic Language Visual Helpers
    • Sign Language Visual Helpers
    • Behaviors picture cards
    • Eloping picture cards
    • Self Care Visual Helpers
    • Food Visual Helpers
    • Bedtime Picture Cards and Schedules
    • Cooking Visual Helpers
    • Restaurant Visual Helpers
    • Dentist Visual Helpers and Tips
    • Beach Picture Cards
    • Speech Therapy Picture Cards
    • OT and Sensory Picture Cards
    • Therapeutic Horseback Riding
    • Saint Patrick's Day
    • Mardi Gras Picture Cards and Activities
    • Easter Picture Cards and Activities
    • Halloween Picture Cards and Activities
    • Thanksgiving Picture Cards and Activities
    • Christmas Picture Cards and Activities
    • Holiday Picture Cards
  • How to Use Social StoriesClick to open the How to Use Social Stories menu
    • Social Stories - Health and wellness
    • Puberty Tips and Social Stories
    • Social Stories-Behaviors
    • Social Stories - Personal Safety
    • Social Stories - Self-care and grooming
  • Travel and HolidaysClick to open the Travel and Holidays menu
    • Autism airport survival tips
    • Autism and DisneyWorld
    • Holidays
  • Special interests
  • Safety tips and abuse prevention
  • Online Resources
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Dental Visual Helpers, picture cards, schedules, and Guides

  • Taking Your Son/Daughter with Autism to the Dentist

    Helpful article from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

    Click here to download the PDF (4 pages).

  • Brush Your Teeth - Strip Schedule

    Click here to download a PDF.


  • Dental Picture Cards

    Click here to download the PDF.

     

     

  • Healthy Smiles for Autism

    Healthy Smiles for Autism (Handbook, 36 pages) by the National Museum of Dentristy.

    Includes Oral Hygeine Tips and Facts, Behavior Suggestions, Sensory Tips, and Social Stories.

    Click here to download the PDF.

     

     

  • Autism Speaks Dental Guide

    Autism Speaks Family Services Dental Guide, includes many helpful tips and visual schedule. 

    Click here to download the PDF (15 pages).  Visit their website and Dental Tool Kit.


     

     

  • Dentist Picture Schedule

    Click here to download the PDF.

     

     

     

  • Visiting the Dentist - Visual Support

    Click here to download the PDF.

     

     

     

  • Schedule: Brush Your Teeth

    Click here to download the PDF.

  • Social Narrative: Visit to a Dentist

    1. From Hands in Autism, a very detailed and specific social story about a trip to the dentist.  This helper is designed to be printed, laminated, and connected with a ring to make a little take-a-long booklet.

    Click here to download the PDF (14 pages)

    2. And here is a toothbrushing schedule from the same folks (Click here to download the 3-page PDF).

     

  • Do2Learn Dentist Resources

    To print, visit http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printandgo/fordoctors/dentist.htm

  • Colgate "Rabbit" Brushing Chart

    Click here to download the PDF.

     

  • Colgate How to Brush and Floss Visual

    Click here to download the PDF.



Legal disclaimer: The tools and recommendations on this website are not intended to replace the information, training, and support you may receive from qualified medical and therapeutic professionals. It is the parent's responsibility to verify the accuracy of recommendations and information before implementing changes that may impact the parent's child.

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