Helping children and young people cope with the information and changes related to the Coronavirus can be a huge challenge. From social distancing and quarantine to school closures and increased awareness of infection and hygiene – there is a lot to process for children and families.
The resources below have been produced by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Supporting your child with additional needs
This guide gives advice about how to support your child during lock down. This file is not in EasyRead.
This document uses Widgit symbols to tell a social story about why we have to stay at home at the moment.
This document includes the widgit symbols for a variety of feelings and emotions. Easy to use with a communication board or communication devices such GoTalk of QuickTalker.
This document contains widgit symbols for daily activities such 'get dressed', 'have breakfast' along with templates to help you create a visual daily planner.
This document uses widgit symbols to tell a social story about going to hospital. It also explains that the doctors and nurses will be wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
This document uses widgit symbols to illustrate how to wash your hands.
This document uses widgit symbols to explain what coronavirus is.
Promoting talking at home advice sheet
This document gives you tools and ideas for helping the development of speech. This document is not in EasyRead.
This is a comic strip that talks about the emotional effect of coronavirus and having to stay at home.
Covibook is a story that explains Coronavirus for children