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Taking New Medicine
A medicine that helps my body feel better. Read it together, at your pace. Every page is written in your child's voice.
1. The doctor gave me a new medicine. Medicine helps my body fight germs or feel better.
2. My medicine might be a liquid, a chewy tablet, or a pill. A grown-up reads the label and gives me the right amount.
Liquid medicine might taste sweet, sour, or a little yucky. The taste goes away soon.
hold my nose while I swallow have water or juice ready ask what it will taste like
3. I take medicine at the same times each day. A grown-up helps me remember. Taking it every time helps it work.
4. Honest part: some medicine tastes bad for a moment. I can have a drink right after. The taste does not last.
A bad taste might make my face scrunch. That is okay. A sip of water helps fast.
keep a favorite drink nearby take a deep breath first ask for a tiny snack after
5. I have choices. I can choose water or juice after. I can choose to sit or stand. I can ask, "What is this medicine for?"
6. Sometimes new medicine makes my body feel a little different. If I feel funny, I tell a grown-up. Telling is always the right move.
What could happen after I start my medicine? I start feeling better in a few days. I feel the same at first. My tummy feels a bit odd and we tell the doctor. We don't know yet — we can ask the doctor. 💡 Bodies react in different ways. We watch, we tell grown-ups, and we can always ask.
7. One day the doctor says I can stop, or the bottle is finished. Then this medicine is done. My job is just to take it and tell grown-ups how I feel.
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Sovelo Stories are original social narratives, written for neurodivergent kids and reviewed against strict guardrails: no eye-contact training, no masking, no mind-reading — and "no" is always a complete answer. Evidence-informed preparation, not a treatment. © Ezra Brown.