Pervasive Development Disorder – support Sint-Janshof

Operation P(ervasive) D(evelopment) D(isorder):

• Integrated in the normal school environment (NOT separate)

• The targets of each training level are safeguarded

• Main targetgroup stays pupils with mental limitations

Extra Support:Who is the pupil with PDD?

• Personal Index Card

• Sensorial profile

• Get to know yourself

Personal Index Card:Screening instrument PDD pupil

Sensorialprofile

Sensorial profile

Sensorial profile

Get to know yourself:Strengths-weaknesses & skills

Get to know yourself: strengths-weaknesses & skills

Get to know yourself:Job Preferences

Get to know yourself:strengths, weaknesses & wishes

Extra Support:Social skils

• Extra social skills training in smaller groups

• The usage of daily situations

• Reflecting about situations that seem to cause difficulties

• Searching for solutions to teach social acceptable behaviour

Extra Support General Subjects:• Adjusting the curriculum

• Adjusting the standards

• Classroom support and adjustment

• Adjusting worksheets

• Designing step by step individual work scheme

Extra Support Vocational Training:

• Tracing sensorial sensitivities

• Designing step by step instructions

• Simplifying the courses

• Subjects according to personal interests

• Classroom support

Extra Support: Work placement & out of school training days

• Screening present trainee posts

• Searching for appropriate trainee posts

• Informing the trainee posts

• Extra preparation in order to get ready for work placement

• Starting up the work placement

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Screeningthe trainee post

Screeningthe trainee post

ScreeningTrainee post

Projects:

• Partacipation 3 year long pilot project “autism & work placement/job”

• 2 year long appointment of an educational supervisor PDD

Extending PDD support:

• Seclussion space for PDD during the breaks

• Time-out for PDD

• Spacing/aberration traditional work placement periods

• Coaching teaching staff

• Training courses for teaching staff