Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland launched

A new charity has started work in Tayside to support children with additional needs.

Angus-based Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland (PABSS) was founded by parents of children with additional needs such as epilepsy, autism and cerebral palsy.

PABSS consists of CEO Beth Morrison, family support worker Lee Archibald, and six trustees who are carers for their children with special needs.

The charity’s mission statement is improving lives for children and adults with additional support needs and their families, carers and all professionals who work with them.

Kate Sanger, one of PABSS trustees, created the ‘Mycommpass’ Communication Passport combined with Positive Behaviour Support.

These passports are used to help family members and other carers, including teachers and support staff.

The Communication Passport is in the child’s voice and allows the carer to understand how the child’s condition affects them, the impact this has on their ability to communicate, and how best to support them when they become unable to cope via a Positive Behaviour Support Plan using the traffic light analogy.

The Communication Passport is in a variety of schools within Angus and all over Scotland.

Carnoustie High School and Friockheim Primary have pupils who have these Communication Passports, which can be easily updated and changed as required.

PABSS and Enable Scotland will also be working in collaboration starting this year to provide Communication Passports.