Feeling Poorly Social Story

Illustrated social story about feeling unwell, told in the first person, covering headaches, stomach aches, fevers and colds and what happens next, from telling a parent or teacher to seeing the nurse or doctor.
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

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Social Skills, Special Resources
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Social Story, Poorly
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Social stories use a patient and reassuring tone to teach children about social situations in a way that can be easily understood. Social stories are particularly useful for children on the autistic spectrum for whom social cues can be challenging and who often suffer anxiety if they do not know what to expect from a situation however social stories can also be useful for any child who is struggling to understand a situation or concept or needs help to understand a social skill or social cue, expectations, perspectives, common responses or is troubled about an upcoming event.

This social story is about informing children that sometimes they may get unwell and telling them what this might involve and what they will need to do.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

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Learning objectives

  • Recognise common signs of feeling unwell

  • Identify which adults to tell when feeling unwell

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Core concepts

  • Illness symptoms

  • Asking for help

  • School nurse

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