nual National Special Needs Safety Roadeo, held again next month in Orlan- do, Fla., during the National Conference on Transporting Students with Disabili- ties and Preschoolers. Drivers and attendants act out what
might take place if they were on board a bus when an accident occurred. Tey also practice what they would do if a stu- dent’s behavior was distracting others on the bus, for example, a child rocking back and forth. Arnitz then discusses how they would handle explaining the behavior to the other students on the bus. One of her drivers also adds a unique perspective to the lesson. “I have a driver who currently works for
me who has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. He lends a great aspect of how his route has to be identical each day and
❝ For students with autism
it is very important that the school bus drivers and monitors are trained so that
they recognize the
challenges as well as the strengths of their students with autism.❞ — Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks
how any change affects him. He does a wonderful job in describing a day in the life of Asperger syndrome,” said Arnitz.
BOOKS ON BOARD Down in the fourth largest school
district in Texas, Rafael Salazar, transpor- tation director for Northside Independent School District, decided to give bus driv- ers and special needs students a visual explanation of proper bus behavior with the creation of flip books similar to “Te Entire World of R” series that is recom- mended for children with autism. “Essential bus behavior and instruc-
tion visual images were selected, printed, laminated and bound into flip books for supporting communication between au-
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tistic students and their bus driver team,” said Salazar. “Te flip books are now part of the standard resources onboard each of our special needs buses, and the staff receives instruction on their use.” Te San Antonio-based transportation director also utilizes eSped, a Web-based report-
ing application that districts can use to create and deliver IEPs, transition plans and progress reports for special education students. Salazar’s special needs driver team is required to review each student’s file in order to learn their specific case and individual needs. “Te focus on autism spectrum disorder is in recognizing the signs, symptoms and universal precautions,” added Salazar. n
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