Twenty kids shouting at once. A lunch bag splitting open on the sidewalk. A bus engine idling six feet away. The day has not technically started yet. Field trips for autistic students are school outings planned with sensory, communication, and safety supports arranged ahead of time, rather than impr...
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The first day of school does not start on the first day of school. It starts weeks earlier, at a kitchen table, with a laminated photo of a bus. School readiness skills are the practical abilities a child needs to take part in a school day: following a routine, separating from a caregiver, communica...