Take asthma medicine
The mask over the mouth feels smothering, and the taste lingers in the throat long after the last puff. The visual support below shows every part of the inhalation in advance, giving the body a chance to prepare instead of flinching.
♀Using asthma medicine
A person is using an asthma medicine inhaler.
♀Person using an inhaler
A smiling person brings a blue inhaler to their mouth while holding a white spacer tube in the other hand.
♀Person taking a puff from an inhaler
A person seen from the side holds a grey and orange inhaler to their mouth as a small puff of mist appears in front.
♀Person inhaling with a hand on their chest
A smiling person in a yellow t-shirt holds a blue inhaler to their mouth with one hand and rests the other on their chest.
About this visual support
Taking asthma medicine through an inhaler is more than a simple treatment step. It is a sensory situation where the air suddenly tastes different, the mask seals around the nose and mouth, and the body instinctively wants to pull back. Many children hold their breath at the wrong moment or turn their head away, which means the dose never reaches the lungs.
When the sequence sits in front of the child as pictures, it becomes clear what happens and in what order. Shake the canister, breathe out, place the mask, breathe in slowly, hold for a few seconds, release. The visual support shifts attention from the discomfort in the mouth to one task at a time, and the child knows exactly where in the sequence you are.
A concrete tip: add a picture of something the child gets to do right afterwards, like rinsing the mouth or sipping juice. The aftertaste is easier to tolerate when it has a clear endpoint. With Routined you can build the full asthma routine with a timer for the pause between puffs, so dosing stays accurate without counting out loud each time.
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