Editable Tools
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Letter/email template: Identifying & Assessing PDA Practice Guidance
In 2022 the PDA Society collated the professional practice and experience of a multidisciplinary group of professionals and published ‘Identifying & Assessing a PDA profile – Practice Guidance’ for clinical practitioners and other professionals who are involved in neurodevelopmental assessments.
Here’s a letter/email template which can be personalised and used [...]
Email template for informing others about PDA
Here’s an email template which can be used to inform the people and professionals in your life about PDA and the approaches that help. We hope this will help everyone to be better understood and supported.
This information sheet can also be downloaded and attached to the email and we’ve [...]
EHCP guide
Education, Health and Care Plans to support a PDA profile of autism.
An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is a document used in England to outline a child or young person’s special educational needs (SEN) and the provision that should be made to meet those needs.
Not every PDA child [...]
PDA-related suggestions for healthcare passports
The National Autistic Society has created a health passport template that you can either complete online and print out, or print out and complete by hand, for yourself, your child or someone you care for.
There is also helpful guidance on the National Autistic Society’s website about how to fill [...]
Workplace adjustments: employers’ guide
Businesses and employers are increasingly recognising the benefits of employing autistic people, but much more still needs to be done. The Chief Executive of the National Autistic Society recently said “most autistic people who want to work aren’t able to work” because conventional roles and workplaces can present many [...]
Reasonable adjustments for schools – editable
Whether at primary school or secondary school, this resource can be re-written to suit your own child. Written by a parent who wanted to share it, it is a detailed example of the types of accommodations a school might make.
It is important to read through and decide which parts [...]
Child Profiles
Child profiles or ‘one-page profiles’ have been developed as a useful tool particularly for SENCos to use in schools in order to share information about the needs and capabilities of a range of pupils with additional needs across the staff. This can help staff to ensure their practice is [...]
Demand-Anxiety Cycle: resource template
A tool to help young people, parents & professionals understand demand avoidance and talk together.
Tick boxes that apply, write on it, or edit the document….
Whatever works for you.
Download editable template
A third party German translation of this document (by a German parent of a PDA child) is also available here.
Please [...]
What PDA means to me – editable resource
This resource was created to help a child going from being home-schooled into a special school, but could be used in many other situations. It lists traits like high anxiety, impulsivity and demand avoidance that made life difficult, with specific examples and thoughts on what helps. It also has [...]