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If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
If you or someone you love is experiencing mental health distress or thoughts of suicide please call or text 988 for support.
Many individuals with autism prefer to use public transportation instead of during their own car or relying on other people to give them a ride to the places they need or want to go. For this reason, it is important to become familiar with mass transit options, and the social rules to follow when using public transportation. These information sheets provide general tips about using mass transit in Pennsylvania as well as specific information about using buses, trains, taxis, and the subway system. There are two sets of resources available for download, one set is text based while the other uses more images and simplified text.
Driving a vehicle can be overwhelming for many adults with ASD. For this reason, it is important to become familiar with mass transit options and the unwritten social rules of mass transit.
American Public Transportation Association
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
www.amtrak.com
www.portauthority.org/trip-planner/
www.septa.org
Name | Description | Type | File |
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General Mass Transit | Text based | Download file: General Mass Transit | |
General Mass Transit | Images | Download file: General Mass Transit | |
Buses | Text based | Download file: Buses | |
Buses | Images | Download file: Buses | |
Subway | Text based | Download file: Subway | |
Subway | Images | Download file: Subway | |
Taxi | Text based | Download file: Taxi | |
Taxi | Images | Download file: Taxi | |
Train | Text based | Download file: Train | |
Train | Images | Download file: Train |
This information was developed by the Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative (ASERT). For more information, please contact ASERT at 877-231-4244 or info@PAautism.org. ASERT is funded by the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations, PA Department of Human Services.