Our social skills therapy courses provides instruction, demonstrations, modeling, practice, and promotion of transfer and generalization in the following areas to increase skills and opportunities for positive social interactions for children with Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism:
- Joint attention
- Shared enjoyment
- Perspective taking
- Compromising
- Greetings
- Sharing
- Turn-taking
- Reciprocal Conversation
- and other key skills for school, home and community success!
Class Formats
| Ages | Skills Developed | Direct Instruction | Other Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 | Relationship building and social thinking are developed through:
| 1 hr | 1/2 hr Guided Play |
| 5 to 12 | Social understanding and skills are developed through:
| 1 hr | 1/2 hr Guided Play, 1/2 hr "How to do recess & choice time" |
| 8 to 14 | “Kids Chat & Chill” — Social understanding and skills are developed through:
| 1 hr | 2-4 hrs Therapeutic Recreation |
| 13 to 19 | “Tweens/Teens Talk & Rock” — Individual and group social behavior skills are developed through instruction in:
| 1 hr | 2-4 hrs Therapeutic Recreation |
| 16 to 24 | “Young Adults” — A venue to address personal and social-related issues through a guided discussion format. Group members work together to develop topic and community outing ideas. Also called "Young Men's Group."
Participants learn and develop a wide variety of skills:
| 1 hr | 2-4 hrs Therapeutic Recreation |
| Post High School | “Meet & Mingle” — High school graduates through 30-year-old individuals will increase social understanding, perspective taking and social communication and interaction skills. The format of this group allows for group input and collaboration for discussion topics and community outings. Participants meets at a specific location for discussion and activity with highly-trained WMLC staff facilitators. | 1 hr of group discussion | 2-4 hrs Therapeutic Recreation |