Social groups
Social impairment is a rather common feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and a common misperception is that these children lack interest in relating to others. Kids with ASD do not choose to alienate themselves – they are simply missing skills that are essential for developing meaningful peer relationships. You may have noticed some of these common social deficits:
We design and implement small weekly social groups in a 'play date' environment. Our targets focus on aspects like social games, initiating play, building language and confidence among peers, listening skills, attention to body language, gross motor skills and abstract concepts such as sharing and turn taking.
We also run weekly esteem and confidence building groups, for those children needing some guidance in this area.
- Opening and closing a conversation
- Initiating peer interaction and joining play
- Decoding facial expressions and body language
- Observing and mimicking appropriate social behavior in specific situations
- Predicting and understanding the emotions and reactions of others
We design and implement small weekly social groups in a 'play date' environment. Our targets focus on aspects like social games, initiating play, building language and confidence among peers, listening skills, attention to body language, gross motor skills and abstract concepts such as sharing and turn taking.
We also run weekly esteem and confidence building groups, for those children needing some guidance in this area.