{"id":5687,"date":"2025-02-19T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:17:32","slug":"sensory-friendly-medical-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5687","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Friendly Medical Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"post-title\">Guide to sensory-friendly doctor visits for children with autism spectrum disorder<\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-short-description\">Learn how to make doctor visits easier for kids with autism. Get practical tips on preparing them, managing sensory triggers, and working with healthcare pros for a smoother experience. Find out how to reduce stress and make appointments more comfortable for your child.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-meta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author-image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SingleCare--150x150.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SingleCare--150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SingleCare--300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SingleCare-.jpeg 448w\" alt=\"SingleCare logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"authors-info-wrapper\"><span class=\"author-name\">By&nbsp;<a class=\"author url fn\" title=\"Posts by SingleCare Team\" href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/author\/singlecare-team\/\" rel=\"author\">SingleCare Team<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<span class=\"post-date\">Jun. 24, 2024<\/span><span class=\"medical-review-wrapper\">Medically reviewed by&nbsp;<span class=\"medical-reviewer-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/author\/gerardo-sison\">Gerardo Sison, Pharm.D.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sensory-friendly-doctor-visits-for-children-with-asd-1884x1060.webp\" alt=\"A child and a doctor at a table with sensory items\" width=\"488\" height=\"275\"><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/sensory-friendly-doctor-visits-for-children-with-asd\"><strong>FULL ARTICLE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=5687\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide to sensory-friendly doctor visits for children with autism spectrum disorder Learn how to make doctor visits easier for kids with autism. 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