Kaylene George is an autistic self-advocate, author, and mother of five, including one autistic child. In the “I Can Ride the Bus” social story we talk about how to handle these social interactions so that your autistic child knows what to expect and what is expected of them when riding the school bus. The waiting children board via the folding ramp for wheelchairs at the rear doors or via the sliding door at the side.

Missed payments may affect your ability to use Clearpay in the future and your details may be passed onto a debt collection agency working on Clearpay's behalf. The social story is written from the autistic child’s perspective and helps them to clearly see what to expect and what others expect from them during a social interaction. What would happen if the wild animals joined forces with the rescue vehicles, or the dinosaurs came to the city?Now, if you haven’t heard of it before, a social story is a social learning tool that helps parents, teachers, or therapists communicate with autistic children (or adults! Clearpay lends you a fixed amount of credit so you can pay for your purchase over 4 instalments, due every 2 weeks. We got out our PLAYMOBIL School Bus and A-Man loved acting out some of the steps we had just learned about riding the bus! When I’m looking for, or writing, social stories I make sure that they don’t frame natural autistic behaviors as bad, and we keep everything very positive.

Since then, Kaylene has passionately shared about her experiences with autism from both sides of the great divide between parents and autistic self-advocates on AutisticMama. I loved that the PLAYMOBIL School Bus is so realistic that it made it easy for my son to really dive into imaginative play.Accessory elements include backpacks, lunch bag, pencils, fire extinguisher, notebook and stop sing. Easily access the spacious interior, with seating for up to seven figures, thanks to the removable roof. If more storage space for luggage is needed for special school trips, the school bus also has a trailer hitch. I was really impressed with the PLAYMOBIL toys that are high-quality and had such a strong attention to detail. Now if he starts to ride the school bus, or he goes for a ride with Papa, he knows what to expect and we can have a meltdown-free bus ride!

And the play sets help to develop both cognitive and social/emotional skills, and I’ve found them really helpful for my autistic son. With this social story, your autistic child will have a solid understanding of the entire process of riding the bus to school each morning. The set includes three PLAYMOBIL figures, a school bus, a wheelchair, backpacks and other great extras.There is a lot of social interaction involved with riding the school bus, from saying hello to the bus driver to letting a friend sit next to you. All you need for this activity is the PLAYMOBIL City Life School Bus, and the “I Can Ride the School Bus” Social Story Printable that you can download before! Waiting at a bus stop can be dangerous if children don’t understand the social norms of where to stand and how to act while waiting. Sometimes I’m at the front, and other times I’m in the back, but I keep my hands to myself and walk on the bus. My dad has been a school bus driver since I was in junior high, and my kids think that’s the coolest thing ever.

The lights at the front actually flash, and the bus door actually swings open like a school bus would.And if you’re working on teaching autistic children to ride the school bus, this is the post for you. Once all the students were in the bus, A-Man had a blast driving the school bus around and yelling “beep beep!