ASD MEETING – 20 NOVEMBER 2007 – MAIN MEETING

Agenda:

  1. CSIP feedback
  1. Intervention pathway

-what a child should get after diagnosis

-what is available by who

-gaps

Training matrix:- (SMBC doc)

‘what’‘by whom’‘when’

  1. Diagnostic pathways – progress so far/exception reporting

Present:

CSHead SLT/CYPDisP head for ASD Pathway

MPInclusion Co-ordinator

DWNAS

CSASD partnership project

SBPrimary Behavioural Support

TWOccupational Therapy

SBCAMHS

TOSLT

LBLSS (representing JH)

MHEducational Psychology

  1. CSIP feedback from Debbie Waters – NAS

CSIP carried out an audit of provision – DW to send the link to download the findings and CS to circulate to group.

Event day to feedback held Nov 07:-

-presentations are available on above link

Manchester model working well – 3 cluster based teams for both diagnosis and beyond and Education looking to develop schools in each cluster with specialism in ASD.

Stockport Needs

  • timescales on pathways
  • intervention approaches defined
  • audit of provision against pathway and number of children going through pathways

Following Diagnosis

Inclusion co-ord – to know name of child/DOB as a newly diagnosed child with ASD.

What is needed?

  • To look at need holistically and meet areas of need:-

-communication/language

-sensory

-communication/socialisation

-learning preferences

-rigidity/ behaviours

  • Multi-agency care plan in place IEP, IBP - ? should this be done through CIN process.
  • Consider family, school and child's needs.
  • Link to Disability Database and Parent Partnership immediately after diagnosis.
  1. Awareness TrainingCurrently

- whole school- EP

- mid days- SLT

- transport- PBSS

- IC

- ASD project

Action Needed

To develop 1 training module for awareness

Possibly to develop a modular training course each service to lead module on their specialist area.

Followed up by a refresher course covering all aspects after X time.

Database of staff trained.

Issues – whole school secondary training – how to manage it & transition plan for individuals.

Issues – children not statemented as doing ok at primary.

Therefore how to access services/support without statement and ensure it is implemented ?necessity for statement for at risk SA+. ASD partnership project do transition plan from primary to secondary for children on their project.

-personal passport / Person Centred Planning

-additional visits

Secondary Senco to come to Action + review meeting.

PBSS – transition project (ADHD & some ASD).

ASD partnership – transition tips for secondary subjects.

Visual support

Quiet areas access strategy

Systems to get out of situations/classroom

-learning disabilities – traffic light passports to show things not to do, green ok to do.

Home/school link.

-Behaviours

-Sensory profile – preferences for learning

-All plans to be accessible to all – personal passport to be developed following assessment .

** Voluntary sector / CP sharecare – who else do we need to include?

-independent options

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What?When?How/Who?

Social stories/comic strip / Every term / SLT
426 5200/5201/5202
Info pack / Disability Database
Awareness/Modular strategies / PBSS EP
SLT, EP, IC
CAMHS
Pendlebury
PECS/ Teacch / Pyramid Education

Training Needs

Needs
Implementing strategies – on the job modelling to TA's/teachers / PBSS – EP
I.C – SLT
* what is the capacity Vs demand - CCLDT

Overall support from the group that SEN funding should stay centrally and cluster based task force well trained.

Agenda for next meeting

  • Training modules – to compare across services and develop 1 module & who does it when

Next date = wed 23rd jan 2008

Action plan – to be agreed and signed up to

CYPDisP
Plan
Objectives / Action Needed / Who / Timescale / Progress
  1. Training matrix drawn up
  2. Training streamlined and agreement on who does what/when/where and publicised - ?mix parents/profs
  3. Protocol/Audit checklist written for good practise to include:
  • all common strategies to use with child
  • personal passport template / guidelines
  • transition tips/checklist e.g. passport, traffic light system for things to avoid etc secondary Senco to attend review a week for SA+
  • school action approaches to try immediately (this to be in the Access Strategy 2007-2010
  • home school book to be used and for profs to use it also (?template for info e.g. narrative style, symbol use)
  • Systems to indicate can/not understand or need to leave activity
  1. Data collection/info analysis
How many children?
Services they access?
Timescales to access support
TA time used to support
Training school have received