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Why do social skills matter…..
Youngadulthoodencompassesmanychallenges,includingschooltransition,finding
employment,buildingasocialnetwork,increasinghouseholdtasks,anddevelopingromanticrelationships.Alloftheseareas
requireacertaindegreeofmasteryofsocialskillsthatmanyyoungadultswithAutismare
sadlylacking.Untreated,thesesocialdifficultiesmayleadtosymptomsofdepression,
anxiety,socialisolationandloneliness.Who May Benefit From
Asperteens?
ThisprogramisaimedatteenswithAutismSpectrumDisorders
andtheirparents.
AsperteensrunsweeklyacrosstwoTerms,incorporatingskills
developmentfollowedbyasocialget-togethertoenable
immediatetransferenceofskillsandtheopportunitytosocialize.
Teen Social Skills Program
13-18 Year Olds
SOLUTIONSFORLIFEPsychological&AssessmentServices
28BardwellDrveWillowValeQld4209
(07)55491696
Asperteens Asperteens
Asperteens
What’s involved Teenswillmeetotherteenswithsimilarsocialdifficultieslookingto
buildskillsnecessaryformakingandmaintainingfriendshipsinthetechnologyage.
ThesocialskillsTeensneedaredifferentfromyoungerchildrensothecontentoftheGroupaddressesissuesimportanttothisage
group.SessioncontentisdynamicandcanbeadjustedtotheneedsofthespecificTeensineachGroup.
TheAsperteensProgramtargetsskillsdevelopmentratherthancorrectionofsocialmistakes.
Teenswilldevelopskillsforstarting/endingconversations,choosingfriends,usinghumour,get-togethers,teasing,bullying,gossiping,handlingdisagreements,relationships,firstjobsandsupportafter
Schoolfinishes.
Asperteensisanadaptationoftheawardwinning‘Peers’ProgramfromUCLA.
What Can I Expect?
Teen Social Skills Program
13-18 Year Olds
Asperteens
Teenswillmeeteveryweekfor6-weeks.Thesessionswillcomprisea45-minuteGroupMeetingfollowedbya45BBQtosocialize.Parentswillhavea30minuteGroupMeetingwhilsttheTeensaresocializing.TherewillbeabreakfortheSchoolHolidaysandarrangementswillbemadeforthegrouptomeetupforamovie.GroupmeetingswillresumethefollowingTermforanother6weeks.Therewillbetwofollowupboostersessions.