What is Coronavirus and how can we stay safe?

Visuals and stories

• Covibook – an interactive resource designed to support and reassure children aged 7 and under, designed to help children explain and draw the emotions that they might be experiencing during the pandemic: https://www.mindheart.co/descargables
• Carol Gray has produced a social story about pandemics and the CoronavirusNational Autistic Society - Social Story for Relatives: https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf

Easy Read Documents

Why we wear PPE	Why we wear PPE (JPG, 292KB)
Keeping safe	Keeping safe (PDF, 936KB)
If you get ill	If you get ill (PDF, 716KB)
Get tested	Get tested (PDF, 1011KB)
A support bubble	A support bubble (PDF, 1005KB)
Back in lockdown	Back in lockdown (PDF, 1MB)

• Mencap - Easy Read guide to Coronavirus: https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-03/Information%20about%20Coronavirus%20ER%20SS2.pdf
• Public Health England have produced an easy read version of their Advice on the coronavirus for places of education.  You can download it here.
• Down’s Syndrome Association – ‘Coronavirus. What is it? How to stay safe?’ https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/download-package/coronavirus-what-is-it-how-to-stay-safe-easy-read/?highlight=coronavirus
• Photosymbols – ‘Coronavirus: How to stay safe’ (11 March 2020)  ‘Coronavirus and health issues’ (9 March 2020) ‘Coronavirus: What if you get ill?’ (8 March 2020) https://www.photosymbols.com/blogs/news/coronavirus-poster-set
• Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust- Handwashing https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/infection/how-to-keep-your-hands-clean-an-easy-read-guide.pdf

Answering your children's questions

• Young Minds - Talking to your child about Coronavirus and 10 tips from their Parents Helpline to support family wellbeing: https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/
• Place2Be – Guide to helping parents answer questions from their children and to support family wellbeing: https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/march/coronavirus-information-for-children/
• Coronavirus - rules for older young people from SALT (DOCX, 396KB)
• Coronavirus - top tips for autistic people (adults) (PDF, 554KB)
• Coronavirus - top tips for families (PDF, 555KB)