What is the Personal Development Kernel?
PDK is PinnacleAI’s child-specific record concept for keeping relevant assessed information, family priorities, goals, settings and responses connected over time for authorised professional review.
What information is useful in a PDK discussion?
Bring the child’s priority, what you observed, the setting, the help provided and what happened. Relevant assessment information and appropriately shared school observations can add context; more personal detail is not automatically more useful.
What if a routine works at home but feels different at school?
Compare the conditions and support before interpreting the difference. In our illustrative shoes example, a professional proposes familiar pictures and a quieter seated place at school, then plans to review the actual response. The example does not establish the cause or a successful result.
Does PDK choose therapy without a professional?
No. PDK is a record and planning aid. A professional interprets relevant information with the family and explains the proposed support and next review. The child’s comfort, preferences and response matter.
Does a school automatically see my child’s record?
No automatic school access is implied. The source documents describe consent and authorised roles. Ask your care team what may be shared, for what purpose and who can see it in your child’s actual care arrangement.
Are children’s records public on Verify?
Verify publishes evidence about Pinnacle’s methods, licences and scope, not individual child records. The example on this page is fictional and contains no child’s personal data.
Is PDK a separately approved medical device?
PDK describes an internal record architecture within PinnacleAI. The MD-5 licence covers the named PinnacleAI GPT-OS v1.0.0 non-diagnostic developmental-support device for children aged 0–12; it is not a separate approval of PDK or proof of an individual outcome.
How do we begin with Pinnacle?
Call 9100 181 181 and tell us one everyday priority. You can ask how your observations would inform a professional discussion. We will help confirm a suitable centre, professional, first visit and fees before you decide. Telephone guidance is free.