Yesterday we had a very successful trip to the dentist. I had heard horror stories of taking an autistic to the dentist, so I was prepared for the worst -- Tyler crying, screaming and vomiting and me leaving in tears. I did what most parents who have Temple Grandin-like visual autistics -- I made a social story about going to the dentist. We talked about it for a week and I showed him pictures of his dentist, hygienist, the office, etc. It worked like a charm! Now I need to work on Luke. All he would let the hygienist do was count his teeth and grudgingly at that.
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