Some children may feel uneasy about wearing masks. They may need extra support and comfort from parents. Parents also can help children understand why they might need to wear a mask, and make them more comfortable and even fun to wear.

1. Make it familiar – Have parents wear it around the house, and child practice wearing it to become familiar with using one. 
2. Decorate or help make their mask – Makes it fun and gives them some autonomy/control around the situation. 
3. Play – Can practice using it in play scenarios such as using it on a stuffed animal, wearing it to play ‘doctor’ or superheroes. 
4. Talk about what it is for and why it is important in clear terms to set expectations for child.

Some Social Stories regarding wear masks;

I can wear a mask – A social Story by THE AUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE

I can wear a mask! – A Social Story for Visual Learners by Meg Stone
Heaberlin, PsyD & Celia Schloemer, MA, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

WEARING A MASK – ASERT & PAautism.org