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

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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.