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Boca School for Autism Staff Trainings and Open House at Boca School for Autism in Boca Raton, FL on

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Photos taken from my trainings of the Boca School for Autism staff on assemblies and school safety drills as well as the July Open House at the Boca School for Autism in Boca Raton, Florida on July 14th and 15th, 2023

Heading out to Rhode Island TF Green International Airport

Delta Airlines Check in at Rhode Island TF Green International Airport

Leg #1: Delta Flight 2845 to Detroit, MI

Climbing out of Providence

Landing in Detroit

Connections in Detroit #1

Connections in Detroit #2

Leg #2: Delta Flight 1149 to West Palm Beach, FL

Climbing out of Detroit

Landing in West Palm Beach

Getting the Gear (My Flight was NOT Listed Here)

Staying at my secondary headquarters

Relaxing by the Pool

Grass Fed Burger

Vegan Chocolate Cake

Ready to Train the BSA Staff

Boca School for Autism

Boca School for Autism Sensory Room

Life Skills Room (You Practice Making a Bed Here, Not Sleeping in It)

Class is in Session

Using the Cartoon “Pablo” to Illustrate Types of Autism/Neurodiversity

Using Albus Dumbledore to Illustrate What Happens When a Principal Yells at an assembly to be quiet (always a big sensory trigger when I was a student)

Using the escape scene in “ET: The Extra Terrestrial” (1982) to illustrate how to help a student get out of a school assembly/large gathering

Let’s all go to the lobby…aka Intermission

Using “Arthur” to demonstrate why we practice fire drills in schools

Using Godzilla to illustrate the sounds of a fire alarm

Using King Kong to illustrate the flashing lights of a fire alarm

Using the Genie from “Aladdin and the King of Thieves” (1996) to demonstrate why we do lockdown drills

Using the tornado scene from “The Wizard of Oz’ (1996) to illustrate why schools do a tornado drill

As you can see, I am getting my audience to think and discuss

Boca School for Autism administrators Diana Sierra and Carly Werner engaged with Chrissy, one of the teachers about Lockdown Drills

Yours truly with the BSA Team after a successful training

Me sitting with UCF Client, Emilee and her support system, Hannah

Thanks for the Pizza, UCF!!

Special Percs Barista Colin Fisher dismantling the Special Percs cart

As you can see, we had to have building security assist us loading the cart in the van

Loading the syrups

The two Colins

UCF Director Dr. Jaimee Sabato giving Special Percs Barista Colin Fisher instructions

UCF Group Discussion

Sorry, we’re closed for construction

Thank you Jaimee for keeping my book on display in your office

UCF Staff Pizza Party

Hey guys, I think Mickey wants a slice of pizza

Sorry UCF, I converted the Unicorn into a Patriots fan

Vegan Chocolate Cake

Going Open Housing

This my friends…is a dinosaur with a dog’s head

Special Percs Barista Colin FIsher and UCF Vice President Phillip DiPonio

The Special Percs Cart at it’s new home, BSA

BSA Administrator Diana Sierra given a tour

BSA Administrator Carly Werner talking to a possible student

What a day at BSA will typically look like

The Queens of UCF and BSA

See you in September for the Ribbon Cutting

Grass Fed Burger

Brownie Sundae

Heading out to Palm Beach International Airport

Delta Airlines Check in at Palm Beach International Airport

Leg #1: Delta Flight 1184 to New York/LaGuardia (was supposed to fly Delta Flight 1132 to Atlanta, GA but was cancelled due to operational issues)

Climbing out of West Palm Beach

Landing in New York/LaGuardia

Connections in New York/LaGuardia

Leg #2: Delta Flight 5339 to Providence, RI (was supposed to fly on Delta Flight 1418 to Providence, RI from Atlanta, but was switched here as a result of Flight 1132 being cancelled)

Managed to get a picture of the Empire State Building while sitting in the Penalty Box due to severe weather in the Northeast

Climbing out of New York/LaGuardia

Landing in Providence

Getting the Gear

End of Training/Open House


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