Special Education

Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)

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AGENDA

Objectives
WIIFM
Diagnosis
Difficultyin Diagnosing a disorder
Syndromes of PDD
Learning Programs
Job Rotation
Summary
Objective
In this course you will:

Identify diagnosis and challenges to children with behavior

disabilities.
Identify the 5 syndrome of PDD
Differentiate each diagnosis
What’s in it for me

 Basic knowledge about the disorders

 Informal assessment
 Job Rotation
 A lifetime commitment
Diagnosis

 Determine the most appropriate intervention for a child

 To identify any possible related medical issues that need
to be followed up on
 To help families plan for their needs
Difficulty in Diagnosing a disorder
 PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
 ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
 Alcohol-Related Birth Defects (ARBD)
 Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
 Alcohol-Related Neurological Disorders (ARND)
 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders (FASD).
Syndromes of PDD

PDD
Autism Rett's PDD-NOS
Disorder
Asperger's
Syndrome Childhood
Disintegrative
Disorder
Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
 The most prevalent PDD
 It is a developmental disorder characterized by
impairments in communication and socialization, and by
restricted and repetitive behaviour.
 Prevalence is higher among boys than among girls
 Is not limited to a particular racial, ethnic or social group
 Varying greatly from person to person
 Exhibit individualized and distinctive combinations of
strengths and needs
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
 A biologically-based condition that affects the ability of
the brain
 focuses on everything within his environment
 “Distractibility".
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
 Hyperactivity

 Impulsivity

 May not be:

 able to sit quietly
 Can not wait his turn
 think through ideas before speaking.
Asperger's Syndrome (AS)
 affects communication skills, social interactions and
behavior
 considered to be at the high end of the autism continuum
Rett's Disorder
 Affecting girls at around four months old with mental
retardation after normal development to this point
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
 Normal development until about two years old, then
severe degeneration of motor and communication skills
PDD-Not Otherwise Specified or
PDD-NOS
 Behaviours of a child do not fit in any category
How can you get the right help with an
unclear diagnosis?
 To provide the right coping tools
 Variety of treatment resources to determine what is the
most effective with each child.
Programs
 Peer with norms
 Class-led type of learning
 Theme Learning
 Social Learning
 Values Integration for the norms
Hands On Training
 One hour a week
 Create learning methodology
 Understand the situation
 Commitment & Experience
Summary
 PDD
 ASD
 ADHD/ADD
 Recommendation
 Help Needed