Social Narrative: Going to the Doctor | Young Adult Health

This going to the doctor social narrative walks young adults through a doctor visit from the reminder to the checkout desk, including how to ask a question when they do not understand.

Why I made this: As students move toward adulthood, more of them are expected to talk to the doctor themselves, and many have never checked in alone. This narrative walks through each step in a calm, grown-up voice, with a simple plan page they can take to the appointment.

What's included:

• Cover and teacher how-to page

• 6 short story sections on 3 narrative pages, each with a layout box for a photo of your own clinic

• Talk About It page with 7 discussion prompts

• Practice page with 4 situations: circle the calm next step and write what you would say

• My Plan page to take to the appointment

• Teacher discussion key with suggested answers

How I use it: Read it together a day or two before the appointment. Read it again on the day if you can. Stop at each visual box. Use Talk About It and Practice, then fill in My Plan and let the student keep a phone photo of it.

How this is different from my related products: My Self-Advocacy Communication Cards are wallet cards to hand to someone. This is a full social narrative about a doctor visit, with story pages, discussion prompts, practice situations, and a My Plan page.

Part of the Social Narratives series: young adult voice, story pages with visual layout boxes you can fill with photos from your own site, discussion prompts, practice situations, a My Plan page, and a teacher key.

Live siblings in this series (plain titles): First Day at a New Job; Riding the City Bus; When My Shift or Job Task Changes; Getting Feedback from My Boss; Taking Breaks at Work.

Who it is for: high school special education, transition programs for ages 18 to 21, job coaches, and work-based learning teams. Grades 9 to 12 and adult transition. Written for young adults, not preschool story voice.

What you download: one printable PDF, 9 pages, US Letter. Teacher discussion key included.

Real workplaces and sites vary. Cross out and write in the real names, places, and times from the student's site. Always follow the training and rules at the actual job, clinic, or building plan.

From the author of The Transition Map (Jeremy D. Gooch), available in paperback and Kindle.

Written by Jeremy D. Gooch, a teacher with 20+ years in education. All names, businesses, and places are made up.