What to Expect

Welcome to our healthcare visit videos. Here you will see brief videos that were made to help you know "What to Expect".

There are two groups of videos that talk about:

During your doctor visit and
Other tests and exams

For each topic, here are two videos and a social story that you can print out.

One video "What to Expect" has info for patients, families and caregivers.
The other video "Accommodating Care" is for healthcare team members.
Other exams or tests.

You can also find the videos on our YouTube Channel with playlists for each user.

Thanks to the Center for Autism Services and Transition (CAST) at Ohio State who offers specialized primary care services for adults on the autism spectrum. They created this idea for paired videos and shared it with us at IU.

IC4 YouTube Channel

CAST Website

man getting blood pressure from female nurse

Great Job, everyone!

These videos have been made by a team from Indiana University IC4 and Special Olympics Indiana.

Thanks to all the SOI athletes who have worked to write and edit the videos and be actors in the filming. Most of these athletes have studied at the SOI Athlete Leadership University to become Health Messengers. And now they are sharing their work with all of you!

SOI Website

We think that you might want to use these videos in four ways:

1. Watch

Find a topic you need to learn about. Maybe it is an exam that you find hard to do. Maybe if you learn about it, you will get more comfortable with how to do it. You might need to watch it more than once.

2. Practice

Maybe you can try some of the ideas from the videos. Practice deep breathing and relaxing your body.

3. Remember

Print out the social story and take it with you to help remember the steps.

man showing another man something on the computer

4. Teach

Share the other video in each set. Show it to the team at your doctor's office so they know how to help you.

Checking in

What to expect as patients

Preparing adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities what to expect when they check in at a doctor's office.

Checking in Video

Social Story

Print out this social story for checking in so you remember the steps.

Check in Social Story

Accommodating as a healthcare team

Tips for office staff in accommodative approaches to checking in adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Vital Signs

What to expect as patients

Preparing adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities what to expect when a nurse checks their vital signs at a doctor's office.

Vital signs video

Social Story

Print out this social story for checking in so you remember the steps.

Vitals signs Social Story

Accommodating as a healthcare team

Tips for office staff in accommodative approach to checking of vital signs for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Healthcare Vital Signs Video

ENT exam/Ear wash

What to expect as patients

Preparing adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities what to expect when your doctor examines the ears, nose and mouth and removes wax from the ears.

ENT exam video

Social Story

Print out this social story for checking in so you remember the steps.

ENT exam Social Story

Accommodating as a healthcare team

Tips for clinicians in accommodating an ENT exam and removing cerumen for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Healthcare ENT exam Video

Belly Exam

What to expect as patients

Preparing adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities what to expect when doctor examines the belly.

Belly exam Video

Social Story

Print out this social story for checking in so you remember the steps.

Belly exam Social Story

Accommodating as a health care team

Tips for clinicians in accommodating an abdominal exam for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Healthcare Belly exam Video

Chest exam

What to expect as patients

Coming soon...

Social Story

Print out this social story for chest exams so you remember the steps.

Chest exam Social Story

Accommodating as a healthcare team

Tips for clinicians in accommodating a chest exam for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Healthcare Chest exam Video

Extra Help: Addressing Fears

Learn more with this handout. It has more ideas on how to help make doctor visits easier for those who find them hard to do. Fear and anxiety can get in the way. Try new methods to help get ready.