SNAP WELCOMES YOU
Open Day
22 November 2012
Every hour a child with autism
is born in South Africa
1:10,000 children (1987)
1:88 children (2012)
WHAT IS AUTISM?
Autism is a neurological disability that
affects the functioning of the brain and
results in the following impairments:
• Delay in speech and language development
• Difficulties with communication, social
interaction
• Sensory Integration problems
• Repetitive and challenging behaviour
AUTISM SCHOOLING IN
SOUTH AFRICA
EDUCATION STATISTICS
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1 out of 88 children are now diagnosed on the autism spectrum in South Africa
4 out of 5 of them are boys
With the above statistics one can estimate that there could be 270 000 children
on the autism spectrum in South Africa
South Africa has 9 provinces, 4 provinces have state schools, 5 provinces have
no schools for children with autism.
There are 6 state funded schools:
– 2 in the Western Cape
– 1 in the Eastern Cape
– 2 in Gauteng
– 7 classes attached to schools in Kwa-zulu Natal.
Across the country there are a few private programs supporting parents and
helping children.
The State schools and the extra classrooms that are added to mainstream
schools can only provide for ± 1,563 children, according to the statistics in 2002.
That leaves approximately 258 437 children without access to beneficial
education
A few children receive a social grant of R1,140.00
Because of the lack of knowledge and understanding of Autism, the children are
being asked to leave schools with the result that some end up being homeschooled or they receive no schooling.
The rest of the children have no services.
HISTORY OF SNAP
Annalies van Rijswijk
WHO IS SNAP EDUCATION?
SNAP Education:
• Non-profit organisation registered
under Section 18A of the Income Tax
Act, featuring a program for children
living with autism.
• Operational since 1998 (14 years)
• HQ in Durbanville, but reaching
children across our country and the
rest of the world.
SERVICES AT THE SNAP CENTRE
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Early Intervention Programs
Consultations and Parent Support
Training programs to teachers, professionals, parents
“High Five” Social Group
Support Group
Workshops for local/up country and international
programs
• A primary school for children from Grade R to Grade 3
SNAP has helped children from 35 countries of the world
SNAP EDUCATION: NORTHERN SUBURBS
Michelle Fourie
SNAP EDUCATION
On-site tutoring: Northern Suburbs
Programme Managers
• Responsible for designing, managing, monitoring and
upgrading each child’s programme.
• Selects, trains, assigns and manages tutors working with
each child.
• Multi-disciplinary meetings with schools, parents, tutors
and other professionals involved in the child’s
development.
Tutors
• Tutors receive training at SNAP and additional training
throughout the process of working at SNAP.
• Weekly and monthly meetings take place as well as
quarterly workshops.
• Two to three tutors are assigned to a child and ideas,
techniques and targets are continuously discussed and
kept up to date.
• Tutors compile daily detailed reports after each session.
What is tutoring?
• Tutoring takes place 1:1 (one tutor, one child) which
consists of two to three hours of therapy at a time.
• Each child has a programme designed to their
specific needs.
• It is a language based programme, which
encompasses cognitive, social, sensory, perceptual,
emotional as well as gross and fine motor
development.
Socialisation and Generalisation
• Parents and caregivers are strongly advised to join in
on the sessions to encourage consistency and carryover in what the child has mastered at SNAP.
• Occassional sessions take place in the child’s home
environment to support generalisation.
• Outings and social opportunities are made available to
develop appropriate emotional and social behaviour.
School Support
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SNAP provides academic, emotional and behavioural support for
learners at SNAP Academy as well as learners from mainstream
schools.
Communication between SNAP and the teachers is the key to
providing valuable support and facilitating progress.
HI-5
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We host alternate senior and junior hi-5 groups on Friday
afternoons, where the focus is on developing skills needed to make
friends and cope in various social settings.
The groups provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere for children to
identify and understand other people’s perspectives.
It provides children with the tools to deal with various emotions
that affect impulse control; self image and confidence.
SNAP EDUCATION: SOUTHERN SUBURBS
Elaine Hoffmann
SNAP Southern Suburbs:
Program managers
SNAP Southern Suburbs
Program manager
• Responsible for designing, managing, monitoring and
upgrading each child’s home program.
• Selects, trains, assigns and manages the tutor working
with the child in their home.
• Multi-disciplinary meetings with schools, parents,
tutors and other professionals involved in the child’s
program.
• 10 - Trained tutors
• 15 – Children on the program
Home Tutoring
• Child specific, one-on-one integrative program
according to each child’s needs
Benefits of a home program:
• Addressing behavioural problems at home
• Generalising information by using apparatus in and
around the house
• Parents and other family
members are included in
the session if possible
Learning Support
Offer extra one-on-one input for children that
needs extra support in:
• Their current school work
• Developmental delays
• or Social skills that may need attention.
SNAP Southern Suburbs
Children
Facilitation
The role of the facilitator is to:
• Support the learner in situation that are too difficult
for him/her to deal with in a group situation.
• Assists and supports the teacher.
• Main goal is to work towards the independence of
the learner.
SNAP ACADEMY
Annalies van Rijswijk
SNAP Academy is a primary school
for children with special needs,
specialising in autism and learning
disabilities and is a division of
SNAP Education.
SNAP Academy currently consists of:
2 Grade 0 classes
2 Grade R classes
2 Grade 1 classes
1 Grade 2 and
1 Grade 3 class
8 classes
•We offer our children a main stream curriculum
but adapt it to the child’s specific needs.
•For e.g. children who cannot write, can type
words on a computer or if they cannot speak,
they can pack out their words.
•Each class has a teacher with a class assistant
and certain children have facilitators
•We have a busy annual calendar with lots of
events where both parents and children are
involved
Entrepreneurs Days
School outings
Experiments at school
Boeresport
School Concert
Prize Giving
SNAP TRAINING:
Carol Vikos
SNAP TRAINING 2013
Facilitated by
Carol Vikos & Ranjana
Francis
COURSES OFFERED
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Basic SNAP Training
Facilitator’s Course
Teacher Training
Professionals Training
Training for Nannies or Au Pairs
Basic SNAP Training
• Developed to train:
– Local and long distance SNAP tutors
– Many parents have joined it and given excellent
feedback.
• 2-Week intensive program with both theory and
practical, with the purpose of giving the participants
a good understanding of autism and how to work
with our children.
Basic SNAP Training Course Outcomes
• Understanding the autism spectrum disorder.
• Successful interventions used by SNAP.
• Understanding the child’s behaviour and how
to manage it.
• The importance of good data collection and
how to compile a report.
• How to implement a basic program.
Facilitators Course
• 4-Day course with 12 hours of theory and 12 hours of
practical and observations.
• Developed to train facilitators supporting the child at
school.
• Participants receive a
certificate of
attendance.
Facilitators Course Outcomes
• Understanding autism.
• Understanding areas that children with autism need help in at
school.
• An overview of the sensory system and how it affects children
in the classroom.
• How to write a daily report for parents and teachers.
• The role of the facilitator in the classroom (the do’s and don’ts).
• Being aware of the adaptations and modifications that can be
made in instruction for our children at school.
Training for Teachers
• Developed to empower teachers to be able to get the best
out of the child with autism in their class.
• 1-Day course with 3 hours of observation and 4 hours of
theory.
• Participants receive a certificate of attendance.
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Teachers in mainstream
Remedial teachers
Learning support teachers
Teachers-in-training.
Teachers Course Outcomes
• Understanding autism and inclusion.
• Areas of challenge for children with autism at school.
• Some successful interventions used by SNAP which can
be useful in class.
• Factors that trigger behaviour (Understanding its
function and how to manage it).
• Accommodations and modifications that one can make in
instruction and assessment.
Training for Professionals
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A half day course with 2 hours of observation and 2 hours of theory.
(Participants have the added option to observe an extra half day
session.)
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All participants receive
a certificate of attendance.
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Who should attend?
Medical students, doctors, dentists,
physiotherapists, occupational therapists,
speech therapists, psychologists,
social workers in the police force
and rescue personnel.
Professional’s Training Outcomes
• Understanding autism.
• Tips for making the visit or session more
manageable for the child.
• If the child presents with anxiety and/or
behaviour what can I do?
• Successful interventions that can be
incorporated into your autism-friendly practice.
Training for Nannies or Au Pairs
• This training is being developed for the carers of our
children at home.
• It is a single half day course of 1,5 hours of
observation of a child being tutored and 1,5 hours of
learning how to speak to the child and how to
constructively keep the child occupied.
• All participants will go home with a certificate of
attendance.
SNAP WORKSHOPS:
Carol Vikos
WORKSHOPS AT SNAP
What is a workshop?
• Hands-on parent training.
• Evaluating the child and compiling a program
for him/her that is tailored to meet his/her
needs.
• Tutors/carers often come along as and receive
the same training.
• Family is empowered and goes home with a
program and knowledge on how to manage
their child at home. Some parents video entire
sessions to be able to remember better.
Workshops at SNAP
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At an initial interview we ask parents what they would like to
achieve during the workshop. They often mention better
behaviour. Some request that we work on language. Others need
help with potty training.
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Some older Asperger children need tools for negotiating the world,
which for them can often be very confusing.
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Workshops can be one week or longer. Some parents book for two
weeks. Others book for a month. It depends on their needs.
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Parents need to come back for follow-up workshops and more
training and the child’s program needs upgrading from time-totime. This can be as soon as 3 months. Others come back every 6
months and some parents do an annual visit.
QUESTIONS & TOUR
We create independence,
one child at a time
www.snap.org.za