School Bus Transportation: Calming Autistic Students

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Keeping them calm is vital because an autistic student having a full "meltdown" can be such a distraction that safely driving the bus becomes impossible. Four Tips for Training Your Bus Drivers to Properly Handle Autistic Students 1. Autistic people, in general, avoid eye contact, and a lack of it does not necessarily mean they arent paying attention. Its a good idea for drivers to periodically talk to parents anyway, but thats particularly true for autistic students. Your drivers must interact with them in a positive and friendly way at all times, even if the child is unresponsive or starting to behave badly.

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