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Social Skills Groups for Teens with Asperger’s Syndrome (and related diagnoses)

We are looking to hold a Typical Teens Group for the 2017 Winter Session – a west-end Based Group that will either be a Younger Group, Grades 7-9, ages 13-16 or an Older Group, ages 16-18 – depending on demand.
Teens who have previously attended are welcome!
It will be either a Tuesday or Thursday evening, 7-9 PM, $325 + $35 Membership.

The Typical Teens social groups have been running since 2003, and focus on experiential learning of social skills in a fun and sociable teen environment. The groups provide community-based social skills training for teens with Asperger’s and related diagnoses (HFA, PDD, NVLD). The strength of the TT model is the inclusion of trained peer mentors, supported by the arms-length facilitation of the adult group leaders, creating an authentic “real world” teen social situation that includes full support for the learning of new skills and the generalization and consolidation of previously acquired social knowledge.

Starting Fall 2013, we are now looking to offer only 1 Group per term, run by Speech Language Pathologist Kim Lee and Educational Assistant Amanda Dzuba. They will alternate between an East and West end location, depending on demand, and will be either a Younger Group Grades 7-9 or an Older Group Grades 9-12+ Each group will run for 8 weekly sessions, Fall, Winter and Spring.

Please express your interest by emailing car@childrenatrisk.ca and include your child’s name, age and grade in school.
You can also call (613-741-8255) or e-mail (car@childrenatrisk.ca) the Children at Risk office.
For application forms for teens who are interested in volunteering as peer mentors, please also send an email to car@childrenatrisk.ca.

The Typical Teens social groups have been running since 2003, and focus on experiential learning of social skills in a fun and sociable teen environment. The groups provide community-based social skills training for teens with Asperger’s and related diagnoses (HFA, PDD, NVLD). The strength of the TT model is the inclusion of trained peer mentors, supported by the arms-length facilitation of the adult group leaders, creating an authentic “real world” teen social situation that includes full support for the learning of new skills and the generalization and consolidation of previously acquired social knowledge.

More information about the structure, content and philosophy of the Typical Teens groups can be found online at www.autismandtheartofcommunication.com . You can also call 613-741-8255 or e-mail car@childrenatrisk.ca the Children at Risk office.