Hi Hun..i had this problem i was worried to death when i put mu son Thomas on his bus, Thomas has severe autism non verbal he’s nine now and adores school i made a slide show on YouTube take a look !

Best thing to do if your son has a uniform hang it so he can see and tell him the night before what it is and what its for. for a few months my son’s school let him take his toy on the bus and they would leave it on and hand it back to him when he got back on, I’m sure he will be fine please don’t worry you will see a change in your son as i did in mine he has gone from being non verbal to saying some words including his name which was beautiful to hear

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I know that here if a child is identified with a disability he/she can start receiving services at 3 years of age. There are plenty of parent/child advocate groups out there that will help you with all sorts of problems. They will even go to doctor appointments with you and do home visits and even attend IEP meetings with you at your request. Have an open communication with the school from the start. Ask to have pictures taken of all the places your child will be (i.e. classroom, bathroom, lunchroom, playground), all the people that your child will see, and activities that he will be allowed to choose from. Let the school know what triggers outbursts and what calms him. Make sure that they have a picture schedule of some sort for him so he will know what is going on. Use social stories for him. They are short stories about everyday activities to help them prepare for the day. If he has to ride a bus and you foresee any problems write a story about it. Tim will get on the bus. Mr. Jones is the driver. Tim will say hi to Mr. Jones and sit down in his seat. The bus will pick up more children and Tim will sit in his seat until the bus is at school and Mr. Jones says it is ok to get off. Attach a picture to the story and give your child a key ring with the same picture. When he is ready in the morning read the social story and show him the picture. Then when he is getting on the bus show him his key ring picture as a reminder. You may need to have another social story for the return trip. Let your school know that is something that you want done. It may be a good idea to visit school sometime when there are no kids to get him used to it. Visit the bathrooms and go over procedure with him. Even if there are no problems in the bathroom at home. School bathrooms present a lot of anxiety for kids. Quite frankly you may have to be a pain in the rear, but it is worth it and most schools will appreciate it in the end.

First, don’t listen to the first answer that says the people at school aren’t professional! You will find that teachers have differing degrees of familiarity with working with children on the autism spectrum. A teacher who has experience with such children will be able to give him the best environment. If the teacher is unfamiliar with autism, you need to become your son’s advocate. THAT is the most important thing you can do to help him adapt easily. If you know that he needs routine and struture (as many do) tell this to the teacher and explain how you provide this at home. If you know that he doesn’t respond when you call his name, tell this to the teacher so he/she doesn’t think he is ignoring her. You get the idea.

Secondly, contact the school/teacher ahead of time and see if there is an orientation time when you can bring him to the school to see the classroom and meet the teacher. Ask the teacher if they already do or can arrange to use a schedule. Many students with autism are extremely anxious whenever they don’t know what to expect. Giving him a schedule with pictures on it showing what will happen each school day will help him relax and transition more easily. Again, a teacher who has experience with autism should already know all of this.

Finally, if he isn’t already receiving pre-school or Early Intervention services (speech/OT/ educational) through your local school district, contact the district immediately. All preschoolers with disabilities are entitled to receive preschool special education services either in the home or at a special ed. preschool, at no cost to your family. The earlier you start these therapies, the more progress your son will make.

Good luck! Ask more questions if you need more info.!

Hi, the first thing you need to do is visit with the school your child is going to and meet with the teachers who will be working with him. Let the teachers know your concerns and, what it is you can do to assist in his educational needs. The teachers need to have an understanding of Autism and what plans do they have for him this year. There is a web-site that you may want to surf and ,you will find many resources available to individuals that have this spectrum. When surfing go to parents, blog, Autism and, on line shopping. Remember to let the educators know that you are there for them and ready to assist when ever they need it and if your not comfortable with just walking away stay awhile until you are sure of his adaptation to his new surroundings. I wish you well with your son’s first experience going to school and, away from home.

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I would suggest role-playing what happens in the Kindergarden. Also, I agree the Autism Society is a good resource. They have parents, professionals, and sometimes people who are Autistic to help guide you and your 4 year old through life situations like this.

I don’t know what state you are in but I am in Oklahoma and children with Austin may start pre-school at age of 3 into a special ed. class. I am the Asst. in this class. We work with these children for 2 to 2 1/2 years to get them ready. I have seen some progress so much that they are able to go into a regular class. Please look into your public school system to see if they have a program like this.

The first year will be the worse… but you can help by taking pictures of the classroom and showing him his teacher picture or helpers if there are any make sure you show him pictures of the rugs they sit on bookcases bathroom door waterfountian sink to wash hands all that stuf and try to make a picture story out of it.. This will help him be more fimaliar with it..

You need to contact a special education teacher in a good preschool program. Don’t wait for kindergarten or 1st grade. The special education staff will help you in developing an individual plan to make this transition as smoothly and enjoyable as possible for your child. Please contact me if you need help finding the right people in your area.

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Pemma

Contact the autism society and get involved with a local chapter.

Talk with other parents of autistic children and find out what they did to help their children.

I don’t think he will “easily” adapt because the mainstream schools aren’t professionals and have many children of many different abilities to consider.

Show him pictures of the classroom and of the teacher. If possible take him to visit the classroom so he can get a sense of his surroundings.