Beneficiaries: 41 children and young people between the ages of 4 and 25 years.
Characteristics of persons with a pervasive developmental disorder:
People with a pervasive developmental disorder share, in varying degrees, the following characteristics:
- Qualitative alteration in social interaction, (difficulty establishing relationships with others, a person with PDD does not share pleasures, interests…)
- Qualitative alteration in communication (difficulty in or total absence of speech development…stereotyped and repetitive usage of language…)
- Repetitive and stereotyped behavior (getting attached to certain non functional habits or rituals…)
General objectives
A- Objectives related to people with PDD:
- Develop their communication and social interaction skills.
- Promote the development of socio-emotional skills such as the regulation of emotions and the management of feelings of anxiety.
- Promote the development of cognitive skills and functional learning as related to their needs and abilities.
- Acknowledge and reinforce the family members’ competence to support the child and to preserve their unity.
- Promote the involvement of members of the family in accompanying and following the learning process of their disabled child
- Nourish any thoughts that family members might have; inform and accompany them when making decisions related to their child’s progress.
The program of action:
It is divided into two big parts:
1- Daily living skills:
- Time and place of welcoming, exchange, animation, socializing and accompanying.
- How to be autonomous
- Pre-school, school and professional learning
- Physical activities (swimming…)
- Field Trips : Educational / Leisure
These workshops aim at:
- Promoting the child’s occulo-manual coordination skills
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Developing his or her personality
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Stimulating his or her imagination
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the child express himself or herself freely
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Developing his or her creativity and sense of esthetics
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Preparing him or her for future professional integration
