Jack’s Planning Matrix Communication Social interaction Repetitive behaviours & Sensory processing Information processing/ restricted interests learning styles Jack it hard to Jack has limited Jack can perseverate on Jack has difficulty wearing Jack prefers to finish any articulate when he has a friendships with other his favourite topic the the school uniform it is task he is given. Jack – – problem. He cannot think children. He has been Solar System. He finds it uncomfortable and he finds shifting focus flexibly and devise an bullied by one boy who difficult to engage with says it makes him want to difficult. reaction to also attends the school. his peers on any other scratch all the time. He is in his thinking difficult situations. He This boy will also catch topic. and resists working on does not ask for help. the school bus. As a topics he does not find result Jack has a fear of Characteristics interesting. the school bus which he must take to school. Jack either withdraws Jack finds it hard to Jack is becoming more Jack resists wearing the Jack becomes very upset totally or becomes very interact and that makes isolated as his peers’ school uniform and is when asked to change upset (verbally abusing him wary of trying to interests broaden. often in breach of the from a task he is trying to others) rather than work make new friends. school rules about this. finish. Jack does not work easily towards a solution Jack resists catching the on any other topic and Other students question He can become noisy and school bus and enters can become very why Jack is often granted distracting to others Impacts school in a state of disruptive when not leeway on school uniform heightened anxiety every engaged. rules. morning
Jack’s Planning Matrix Communication Social interaction Repetitive behaviours & restricted interests Sensory processing Information processing/ learning styles Characteristics Jack it hard to articulate when he has a problem. He cannot think flexibly and devise an reaction to difficult situations. He does not ask for help. Jack has limited friendships with other children. He has been bullied by one boy who also attends the school. This boy will also catch the school bus. As a result Jack has a fear of the school bus which he must take to school. Jack can perseverate on his favourite topic – the Solar System. He finds it difficult to engage with his peers on any other topic. Jack has difficulty wearing the school uniform – it is uncomfortable and he says it makes him want to scratch all the time. Jack prefers to finish any task he is given. Jack finds shifting focus difficult. He is in his thinking and resists working on topics he does not find interesting. Impacts Jack either withdraws totally or becomes very upset (verbally abusing others) rather than work towards a solution Jack finds it hard to interact and that makes him wary of trying to make new friends. Jack resists catching the school bus and enters school in a state of heightened anxiety every morning Jack is becoming more isolated as his peers’ interests broaden. Jack does not work easily on any other topic and can become very disruptive when not engaged. Jack resists wearing the school uniform and is often in breach of the school rules about this. Other students question why Jack is often granted leeway on school uniform rules. Jack becomes very upset when asked to change from a task he is trying to finish. He can become noisy and distracting to others
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