Create feeling charts to help promote emotional processing of events. Using images gives patients a choice whether they want to verbalize their emotions or point to an emotion. For children on the Autism Spectrum using images that they are familiar with will help focus their attention and scaffold development i.e. Lego Heads with different expressions. 

Whether you create your own images or create using Board Maker, communication boards help scaffold a child's learning and are effective when a child is non-verbal or not a native English speaker. WidgetHealth has pre-made charts in many languages specific to the hospital setting. 

Signs should be inclusive of the population. Helping families navigate the hospital experience lessons anxiety and improves the hospital experience.