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Bus resourcesHere's my collection of bus resources. As usual, if a link doesn't work, try removing any blank spaces and try again. If it still doesn't work, let me know and I can try and fix it.
Sample social stories:
http://playtolearn.weebly.com/uploads/6/9/2/6/692603/kens_st ory.doc - bus story with illustrations. http://www.autismsocialsteps.com/bassbusride.html - riding the bus, a "social instructional story" with illustrations http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/The_SPD_Companion -social-stories-and-spd.html - when I have to take the bus instead of being picked up. http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:zV9bbeW5DY4J:www.maapse rvices.org/Maap_Archive_Articles/SocialChallenges.pdf+chur ch +%22wrote+a+social+story%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd =6 - riding a different bus http://www.autism-india.org/dec99.html - taking a bus. http://judyanddavid.com/cha/strategies/socstory.html - school bus http://www.oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/social_skills.htm l - James is a good bus rider. http://www.focus-ga.org/newsletter_2005.htm - being a good bus rider.
http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/Resource.aspx?id=49 - learning to use the bus
Here's a link to sample pages from the book "Social Standards at School." Each page has a short pre-made self-talk story (social story) and self-monitoring checklist, plus room for personal additions. Subjects covered are: getting ready for school, walking to school, waiting for the bus, riding the bus and arriving by car. http://attainmentcompany.com/pdfs/bookSamples/SSS_Sample.pdf - sample pages from the book "Social Standards at School." Each page has a short pre-made self-talk story (social story) and self-monitoring checklist, plus room for personal additions. Subjects include riding the bus. Going to School on the bus"
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/thomasfreightliner - collection of various bus videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdtxyLOdn2Y - kid's music video about buses. Information: http://www.pakidstravelsafe.org/Transportation%20Teleconfere nce/StrategiesforStudentswithAutism.pdf - behavior management ideas that work on the bus http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/kids_sent_home.htm - can the school legally insist that kids be released early to board the special bus? No. http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/ltrs/video_privacy.htm - can the school prevent parents from seeing a video of their child on the bus? http://www.neurodiversity.com/transportation.html - various links related to autism and bussing. For schools: http://www.pent.ca.gov/frm/bus_suspension.doc - bus suspension form http://www.stnonline.com/stn/specialneeds/index.htm - resource collection for school administrators. http://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/family_services_docs/sk/Bus _Drivers_and_Transportation_Supervisors.pdf - brochure on autism written specially for bus drivers. Bus safety: http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/Kids/kid-schl.htm - kid-friendly text http://fcs.tamu.edu/safety/passenger_safety/toolkit/youth_tr affic_safety/schoolbus.pdf - more for grown-ups IEP: http://www.pwsaohio.org/articles/2006%20-%20Education%20Arti cle%20-%20IEP,%20Laws%20&%20Transporters.pdf - transportation issues on the IEP http://www.wtls.org/images/Family/Does%20Your%20Child%20Ride %20A%20School%20Bus.pdf - what you need to know Any other resources? *** Does your child with special needs spend as much time in school as the rest of the student population? If there's a special-education bus involved, the answer might be no. The New York Daily News checked those school-bus schedules and found that in many New York City schools, special-education students were leaving the building thirty or forty minutes before the official end of the day. It's all kinds of expedient to get slow-moving students and their little buses out of the way before the mobs of students and fleets of buses take over for regular dismissal, but the loss in education for students who are most in need of remediation is extreme and inexcusable. On the other hand, I've seen schools keep special-education students in a gym holding area for that same half hour or forty minutes after dismissal before their buses take them away, and that's no better solution. So much time is lost in that bus travel that you don't need extra idle and useless time added on -- particularly unstructured time in a noisy echo-y place that invites behavior slippage. The Daily News story is a good reminder to ask questions about your child's bus routine and make sure you know where your child goes when and why. Even five or ten minutes on either end of the day adds up to a lot of missed school time fast. |
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was written for our young loved one with autism to help teach him safety rules and what to expect before, during and after his bus ride to school.