Sensory Sensitivities on the School Bus
July 26, 2010 in Special Needs News by Admin Dawn
Sue Shutrump, an occupational therapist for the Trumbull County (Ohio) Educational Service Center, gave attendees a better understanding of how loud noises and the slightest touch can send some students over the edge and create a difficult experience for themselves and their students.
read more at Sensory Sensitivities on the School Bus Discussed at STN EXPO.
Seriously, I have long questioned the importance placed on riding a school bus – why parents don’t opt to transport their children themselves. Seems too hard to put a 3 y/o on one and the environment of a school bus is not even pleasant for children without diagnoses.
Good for OT Sue for helping more to understand.
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